A key prosecutor who worked for years on the Department of Justice’s case against Hunter Biden refused to answer nearly every question lawmakers asked her during recent congressional testimony after the DOJ instructed her not to speak about the case, according to a transcript reviewed by the Washington Examiner.
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans pressed the White House on Tuesday to withdraw President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead a key government office due to the nominee’s connections to controversial business Hunter Biden did in Ukraine while his father was vice president.
David Weiss asked officials at the Department of Justice headquarters to grant him the power to prosecute Hunter Biden outside his jurisdiction in February 2022, but the DOJ was not willing to provide him with the authority right away.
Special counsel David Weiss, who has led the investigation and prosecution of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will provide rare but limited testimony to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
David Weiss cannot bring tax charges against Hunter Biden without first conferring with the Department of Justice Tax Division, a revelation that underscores the little-known but critical role the division has had during the government’s yearslong investigation of the president's son.