On Wednesday, The Daily Caller posted a summary of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. It’s amazing how many Democrats seem to have memory problems.<\/p>\n
The article reports what it considers the biggest takeaways:<\/p>\n
1. Biden-appointed prosecutors could refuse to cooperate with Weiss<\/strong><\/p>\n Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan pressed Garland<\/a> on his previous testimony to Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley that Weiss had complete authority<\/a>. Jordan emphasized Graves\u2019 decision not to \u201cpartner\u201d with Weiss on bringing charges against Hunter Biden.<\/strong><\/p>\n 2. It is unlikely the DOJ investigates the IRS whistleblowers<\/strong><\/p>\n Republican Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson questioned Garland on whether his office requested an investigation into the whistleblower testimony.<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. It is unclear why Weiss\u2019 letters to Congress contradict themselves<\/strong><\/p>\n Weiss wrote multiple letters to Congress in June and July responding to the IRS whistleblower allegations that his charging authority was limited. Weiss wrote a letter<\/a> to Jordan in June where he said his charging authority was geographically limited to his home district and it was DOJ procedure to collaborate with U.S. Attorneys in their jurisdictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. Garland appeared to dispute testimony from two FBI agents<\/strong><\/p>\n Johnson questioned Garland on testimony from FBI agent Thomas Sobocinski<\/a> who said Weiss had a \u201ccumbersome\u201d bureaucratic process for filing charges.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThere was administrative charge \u2014 or administrative process, not within DOJ, but also within tax.<\/strong><\/p>\n 5. Garland won\u2019t talk about the details of the Hunter Biden case<\/strong><\/p>\n The attorney general deferred to Weiss throughout his testimony when lawmakers asked specific questions on the details of the Hunter Biden case.<\/strong><\/p>\n 6. Garland did not consider appointing a special counsel from outside the Justice Department<\/strong><\/p>\n Garland appointed Weiss as special counsel in August to continue the Hunter Biden investigation, even though DOJ regulations<\/a> instruct for special counsels to be appointed from outside the government.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n The House Ways and Means, Judiciary and Oversight Committees are investigating<\/a> the IRS whistleblower allegations alongside House Oversight\u2019s probe into Hunter Biden\u2019s foreign business dealings<\/a>. Speaker Kevin McCarthy<\/a> said on Sept. 12 that the three committees would be leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.<\/strong><\/p>\n Hunter Biden was indicted<\/a> on Sept. 14 on three counts related to his October 2018 purchase of a Colt Cobra revolver while he was allegedly addicted to crack cocaine. His attorney said<\/a> in a court filing Tuesday that Biden would plead not guilty to the gun charges.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Wednesday, The Daily Caller posted a summary of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. It’s amazing how many Democrats seem to have memory problems. The article reports what it considers the biggest takeaways: … Continue reading