NY Times Independently Confirms DOJ Blocked Harsher Charges Against Hunter Biden
in the 21st paragraph of their story the IRS agents’ allegations of the DOJ’s stonewalling, “according to a person with knowledge of the situation”:
A similar request to prosecutors in the Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles, was also rejected, Mr. Shapley testified. A second former I.R.S. official, who has not been identified, told House Republicans the same story. That episode was confirmed independently to The New York Times by a person with knowledge of the situation.explained the DOJ’s practices demand that Weiss obtain approval and cooperation from the U.S.
“If Mr. Weiss wanted to move ahead without their approval, he could have brought the issue to Mr. Garland’s attention, and the attorney general could then appoint him “special attorney,” which would allow him to bypass the standard chain of command,” the Times reported.the president’s son and pointed to a letter Weiss sent to Congress claiming he had full authority over the investigation.he would have to authorize any potential charges.
“I would then have to authorize it and permit it to be brought in another jurisdiction & that is what I promised I would do,” he said.to name one. The special counsel could have provided a degree of separation between President Joe Biden and his DOJ.
“Investigators like Mr. Shapley whose job it is to uncover evidence often have different perspectives from prosecutors who have to take into account how to treat defendants fairly and present cases to juries,” the
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