Speaker Kevin McCarthy hinted Sunday that the House could launch an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Merrick Garland — following bombshell whistleblower testimony that the top US attorney interfered with the investigation into first son Hunter Biden.
“We need to get to the facts, and that includes reconciling these clear disparities. U.S. Attorney David Weiss must provide answers to the House Judiciary Committee,” McCarthy, 58, tweeted.
“If the whistleblowers’ allegations are true, this will be a significant part of a larger impeachment inquiry into Merrick Garland’s weaponization of DOJ,” he continued.
The California Republican’s threat comes on the heels of damning IRS whistleblower testimony alleging that Justice Department officials hampered the tax fraud investigation of Hunter Biden.
Testimony from two IRS whistleblowers — IRS supervisory agent Gary Shapley and an unnamed agent — was made public on Thursday.
That testimony alleged that Delaware US Attorney David Weiss, who spearheaded the federal probe of the first son, wanted to bring federal charges against the younger Biden in the Central District of California and in Washington, DC last year.
However, he was allegedly denied by President Biden-appointed US attorneys Martin Estrada and Matthew Graves.
Shapley’s legal team summarized his testimony in a statement Friday, which McCarthy quoted on Twitter along with his impeachment threat.
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