Attorney General Merrick Garland played the victim today after two IRS whistleblowers claimed the DOJ interfered with the investigation regarding Hunter Biden’s $2.2 million tax debt. What a baby.
A lot of people have a problem with the sweetheart deal given to Hunter over his tax debt and felony gun charge. He’s basically getting a slap on the wrist.
To Garland, you cannot criticize the DOJ. Without the DOJ, America wouldn’t exist or something. Get over yourself, Garland:
GARLAND: “I certainly understand that some have chosen to attack the integrity of the Justice Department, its components and its employees by claiming that we do not treat like cases alike. This constitutes an attack on an institution that is essential to American democracy and essential to the safety of the American people. Nothing could be further from the truth. You’ve all heard me say many times that we make our cases based on the facts and the law. These are not just words, these are what we live by. They’re the foundation of the way we make these decisions. The agents of the FBI as well as the DEA, the ATF, our deputy U.S. Marshals every day, often at great personal risk, protect the American people and secure its safety. Our cases are based on their work. I could not be more proud to work with them.”
But what about those whistleblowers? Their testimonies sound like the DOJ tax office made sure to stop any investigation into Hunter.
I’m so glad Grabien has transcripts:
GARLAND: “I said at the outset, Mr. Weiss, who was appointed by President Trump, as the U.S. Attorney in Delaware and assigned this matter during the previous administration, would be permitted to continue his investigation and to make a decision to prosecute any way in which he wanted to and in any district in which he wanted to. Mr. Weiss has since sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee confirming that he had that authority. I don’t know how it would be possible for anybody to block him from bringing a prosecution given that he has this authority.”REPORTER: “And he was never told no.”GARLAND: “So, he was given complete authority to make all decisions on his own.”
GARLAND: “The only person with authority to make somebody a special counsel or refuse to make somebody a special counsel is the Attorney General. Mr. Weiss never made that request to me.”
Weiss had the authority:
GARLAND: “Mr. Weiss had in fact more authority than a special counsel would’ve had. He has complete — he has — he had and has complete authority, as I said, to bring a case anywhere, he wants in his discretion.”
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