Garland accused of lying about whistleblowers and Hunter Biden

 Hot Air:

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At issue is the claim that US Attorney David Weiss had free rein to charge Hunter Biden for any criminal acts uncovered in the investigation he was conducting. Both Attorney General Merrick Garland and US Attorney Weiss have testified or claimed that there was no political interference in the investigation, and the IRS whistleblowers have alleged that there was quite a bit.

We do know that the IRS investigators were shown the door after making it clear that they felt the case was being improperly run–I wrote about that fact a while back, and that stinks to high heaven.

But these latest allegations are far more serious: they include perjury on the part of the Attorney General, and lying to Congress on the part of Weiss. If true, both men are theoretically in legal jeopardy, and any fig leaf that the case wasn’t rigged–we all know it was, but couldn’t prove it–flies off into the winds of a hurricane.

Well, according to the NYT, they have confirmed at least one of the allegations made by the whistleblower: that Weiss enquired about charging Biden in California on charges related to crimes he committed there (even federal crimes are charged in the jurisdiction in which they took place) and he was denied permission to do so.

This directly contradicts the claims that Weiss had complete charging authority; if he did, he could not have been denied permission. This is also supported by the fact that the charges to which Biden pleaded guilty were filed in DC, which is not the appropriate jurisdiction, suggesting that Weiss (who does not represent the government in DC) did not make the final decision. This is, at the very least, unusual.
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It looks like the fix was in on the Hunter Biden charges and prosecutors went along with it. 

It looks like Joe Biden is also denying the claims of the whistleblowers:

Biden says 'no' when asked if he lied about being involved in Hunter's business deals after IRS whistleblower's bombshell testimony

I think the claims of both Bidens are dubious. 

And:

Whistleblower No. 2: Hunter Biden Willfully Evaded Millions in Taxes Through Elaborate Scheme

And:

 Latest whistleblower reports on Bidens are ultra explosive

And:

 Exclusive: Support Mounts Among House Judiciary Republicans for Merrick Garland’s Impeachment

And:

 IRS whistleblower says he was stopped from pursuing leads in Hunter Biden probe

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