The question remains whether U.S. Attorney David Weiss, now a special counsel, will testify in three weeks before the House Judiciary Committee in connection to the Hunter Biden investigation. The Washington Examiner has reported that the Justice Department blocked other witnesses from complying with congressional subpoenas in House Republican probes into the Biden crime family.
Two days before Hunter Biden’s plea deal imploded at a court hearing, the Justice Department offered to make Weiss available for a public hearing before the House Judiciary Committee as soon as Sept. 27.
“While testimony at this early juncture must be appropriately limited to protect the ongoing matter and important confidentiality interests, the Department acknowledges your stated interest in addressing aspects of this matter in the near term,” Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte wrote to GOP committee chairmen on July 24.
Weiss's appointment as special counsel was made after Hunter Biden’s unfortunate day in court on July 26, a moment that investigative reporter Sarah Bedford suggests may have also led to further cooperation between congressional investigators and the Justice Department.
DOJ officials told lawmakers last week that they would not allow two FBI agents who worked on the Hunter Biden investigation to comply with subpoenas for their testimony, citing the criminal proceedings and House Republicans’ push for the two agents to appear at depositions, in which DOJ lawyers could not accompany them.
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11.24.2024