The chairmen of the three committees investigating the Biden family sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland outlining their concerns with David Weiss being appointed a special counsel and requesting an unredacted copy of the memorandum that outlines the scope of his investigation into Hunter Biden.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY), Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) are requesting “all documents and communications referring or relating to U.S. Attorney David Weiss’s appointment as special counsel” and “all documents and communications referring or relating to Deleware U.S. Attorney David Weiss’s appointment as special counsel.”
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In the letter, they detail specific instances based on whistleblower testimony where the Department of Justice fell short in their investigation of President Joe Biden’s son.
They lay all this out not only as a way to describe why they believe Weiss is unfit to serve as special counsel on the case but also as a way to demand the department hand over the documents they are asking for.
The letter makes reference to testimony from two IRS whistleblowers alleging how prosecutors, under the direction of Weiss, consistently fumbled the investigation by allowing politics to play a role and blocking investigators from doing their job.
It mentions how prosecutors on the case allowed the statute of limitations to run out on several tax charges, how the FBI “curtailed attempts to interview Hunter Biden by giving the presidential transition team and Secret Service a heads-up the night before the agents’ planned day of action” and how investigators were not allowed to ask about President Joe Biden in interviews.
The chairmen go into detail about the whistleblowers’ allegations that investigators were also blocked from investigating WhatsApp messages where Hunter Biden invoked his father's name while trying to receive money from a Chinese business associate. Bank records show that after Hunter Biden invoked his dad’s name, he received millions from foreign associates.
The whistleblowers also alleged that Weiss had previously sought special counsel status but was denied by the DOJ. Weiss and Garland denied these allegations, saying the Deleware U.S. attorney never sought special counsel status and had “ultimate authority” over the investigation and charging decisions.
But, in light of Garland appointing Weiss as special counsel following the collapse of the plea deal and pressure from the House investigations, House Republicans saw it as validation of the whistleblowers’ testimony.
“The Department pulled punches in this investigation, handicapping veteran investigators and preventing them from freely pursuing the facts,” the chairmen said in the letter. “Now you have appointed as special counsel an individual who oversaw all the investigation’s irregularities, who spent the past two months claiming that he did not need special counsel status, and who was responsible for the plea agreement that collapsed in court and is widely viewed as an embarrassment for the Department. In light of Mr. Weiss’s record leading this investigation, we have concerns with his appointment as special counsel.”
The letter also details how Hunter Biden's original plea agreement that was put together by Weiss as yet another reason why they believe he should not be appointed special counsel.
Under the original agreement, Hunter Biden would spend no jail time and only plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and enter into a diversion program for a separate gun charge. This deal was labeled a “sweetheart” deal by House Republicans, and eventually, it fell through over a disagreement on whether it provided immunity from future charges against Hunter Biden.
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“Mr. Weiss’s conduct in this matter — overseeing an investigation that deviated from normal procedures and approving an unusual plea deal that disintegrated under judicial scrutiny—call into question his decision making,” the chairmen said in their letter.
The department has until Sep. 11 to provide the documents to the committees.