Three House committees to probe DOJ’s dealing with of Hunter Biden investigation

The chairs of three House committees mentioned Wednesday they’re now investigating the federal government’s dealing with of its investigation into Hunter Biden, saying the president’s son was given kid-glove therapy.

The Judiciary, Ways and Means and Oversight and Accountability committees will all pursue leads as they attempt to assess allegations that the Justice Department and the IRS went straightforward on him.

“Politicization and misconduct at the Department of Justice and IRS during the investigation into Hunter Biden reveal a two-tiered system of justice and unequal application of the law,” mentioned the chairs, Reps. James Comer of Kentucky, Jim Jordan of Ohio and Jason Smith of Missouri.

Their dedication to research comes days after Mr. Smith launched testimony from two IRS felony investigators-turned-whistleblowers who mentioned they constructed compelling instances towards Mr. Biden, solely to have or not it’s sabotaged from inside.

They mentioned authorities officers tipped Mr. Biden’s legal professionals off to what the investigators have been pursuing, allowed Mr. Biden to expire the clock on the statute of limitations for some costs, and ended up slicing a lenient deal that enables the president’s son to plead to 2 tax misdemeanors and sure stroll away with no jail time.

Among the allegations levied by the brokers is that the U.S. lawyer tasked with main the Hunter Biden investigation sought particular counsel standing to have the ability to convey costs extra freely, however the request was shot down.

That contradicts the assertions of Attorney General Merrick Garland.

The brokers mentioned they’ve had disagreements with prosecutors earlier than — that’s the character of give-and-take between investigators and trial legal professionals — however they mentioned what they skilled within the Biden probe broke all precedent for shielding the topic of an investigation.

Among the tantalizing particulars the brokers revealed was one WhatsApp message they recovered from Mr. Biden’s iCloud account and which one of many brokers learn into the document of his testimony to the Ways and Means Committee.

The 2017 message from Hunter Biden to a Chinese enterprise affiliate included Mr. Biden utilizing his father as a menace to prod motion.

That challenges President Biden’s assertions that his actions have been divorced from these of his wayward son.

In addition to the House Republicans, Sen. Lindsey Graham, the highest Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, fired off a letter to Mr. Garland on Wednesday demanding he reply for whether or not he hamstrung the probe.

“To the American people, it appears DOJ had its thumb on the scale of justice,” the South Carolina lawmaker wrote.