U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss, who led the Hunter Biden investigation, is facing a looming deadline to comply with demands from Republicans probing alleged improper retaliation against whistleblowers.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan last month requested Weiss turn over materials relating to the alleged whistleblower retaliation. The whistleblowers claimed the Hunter Biden probe was "influenced by politics" and that Weiss was "hamstrung" when making prosecutorial decisions.
On June 22, Jordan wrote to Weiss demanding additional information regarding the alleged retribution, including who assisted him in responding to earlier requests they had sent to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland about removing IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley and his team, who helped oversee the Hunter Biden investigation.
"The Committee has articulated its interest in obtaining material concerning a nonprosecutorial matter — namely, material referring or relating to the retaliation of an IRS Criminal Supervisor Special Agent and his investigative team for speaking to Congress," Jordan wrote in the June 22 letter.
"The requests do not seek information that bears on the particulars or substance of an open criminal investigation," Jordan continued. "Instead, the Committee seeks information that bears on whistleblower retaliation to inform potential legislative...
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