Attorney General Merrick Garland said that “I stand by my testimony” about U.S. Attorney David Weiss’s independence to criminally investigate Hunter Biden free from political interference, despite IRS whistleblower claims contradicting his sworn testimony.
In early February 2021, President Joe Biden asked nearly all Senate-confirmed U.S. attorneys for their resignations, with Weiss as an exception, who was asked to stay on as he investigates the president’s son. Garland has repeatedly vowed to ensure that Weiss would be insulated from any political pressure, and he said Tuesday that that was still true.
HUNTER BIDEN INVESTIGATION INFECTED BY "POLITICS": IRS WHISTLEBLOWER
“Yes, it’s still the case,” Garland said when asked by a reporter during a DOJ press conference. “I stand by my testimony. And I refer you to the U.S. attorney for the District of Delaware who is in charge of this case and capable of making any decisions that he feels are appropriate.”
An IRS whistleblower provided Congress with “protected disclosures” last month about the federal investigation into Hunter Biden, alleging "preferential treatment and politics" infected the case against the president's son. The IRS agent’s allegations also “contradict sworn testimony to Congress by a senior political appointee.”
A source familiar with the whistleblower letter confirmed to the Washington Examiner last month that Garland is the unnamed senior Biden official whose testimony before Congress is being challenged.
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