Report: Emails Show Weiss, DOJ Coordinated to Mislead Congress
Emails have surfaced that challenge the assertion that David Weiss, the U.S. attorney for Delaware, had "ultimate authority" over charging decisions in the Hunter Biden investigation, The Federalist reported Monday.The emails, obtained by the Heritage Foundation following a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit and shared with The Federalist, show that Weiss, who is now special counsel in charge of the investigation into Biden, coordinated with the Department of Justice on multiple occasions in response to GOP lawmakers over their inquiries in the case.
The emails contradict Weiss' June 7 letter to House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, that he had "ultimate authority." While Garland was asserting Weiss' independence to lawmakers, he was also "simultaneously running communications from Weiss to Grassley through the political controls of Main Justice," Heritage Foundation director Mike Howell told The Federalist.
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Weiss is a Trump appointee, right?
Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, both Democrats, played a part in selecting Weiss, because of a longstanding Senate policy that allows home-state senators to sign off on presidential appointments of U.S. attorneys. He was appointed under Trump with bipartisan support.
Section 600.3 of the Code of Federal Regulations states specifically that ‘(a) Special Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States Government... That’s because the entire point of a special counsel is to be outside the influence and control of the DOJ apparatus."
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