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Government Corruption

Merrick Garland's Hunter lies blown up YET AGAIN by IRS whistleblowers

2023-09-23

[NY Post] US Attorney General Merrick Garland swears (literally: in sworn testimony) that US Attorney David Weiss was in fact the top dog when it came to charging ne’er do well First Son Hunter Biden — yet senior feds keep blowing up his claims: Two more IRS professionals have now contradicted him.

Garland repeated his claim at a Wednesday hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, saying that "no one had the authority to turn him down," of Weiss’ alleged power to bring whatever charges the evidence justified against Hunter.

He added that Weiss "had the authority because I promised he would have the authority."

Yet Garland immediately contradicted himself, saying others in Justice "could refuse to partner with" Weiss.

And IRS Director of Field Operations Michael Batdorf and DC IRS Special Agent in Charge Darrell Waldon — both vets of the tax agency — added even more wrinkles.

"My understanding is that . . . he can’t make that [charging] decision without DOJ Tax authorization," Batdorf said of Weiss in an earlier hearing — recalling a meet where DOJ tax muckamucks gave static about charging the first son.

Batdorf also OK’d felony charges against Hunter for actions dating back to 2014, including related to his service on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma — charges that Weiss still couldn’t manage to bring before the statute of limitations passed, because someone else wouldn’t sign off.

Funny how such timing issues keep playing out to protect the Bidens.

Waldon said, re: Weiss’s alleged powers, "There was processes that Mr. Weiss would have to work out with the Department of Justice."

Sure doesn’t sound like actually being in charge to us.

And it goes a looooong way to explain how in the heck Weiss’ office came up with a bonkers plea deal for Hunter that would have had him cop only to far fewer and lesser charges and get a basically lifetime free pass for any related crookery.

Garland appointed Weiss special counsel for the Hunter affair, giving him actual full-stop authority, only recently — long after the lack of it compromised any prosecution in exactly the ways Garland had testified wouldn’t happen.

This, to any rational person, looked like a smokescreen to please the prez.

And lo and behold, Garland said Wednesday he can’t comment on any details about Hunter because of the "ongoing" investigation — using the special-counsel probe as a shield.

He also straight-up refused to answer whether he’s had discussions with Weiss about the Hunter case.

At this point, there’s enough smoke (and sufficient sweaty squirming from Garland) that the American people would be more than right to scream fire.

Posted by:Frank G

#4 If the FBI and Justice Department are kept busy with this, they’ll have less energy for doing the many things they oughtn’t.

Posted by: trailing wife 2023-09-23 11:59

#3 There are alot of felons out there that will tell you these laws are enforce more than he is letting on.

Posted by: Chris 2023-09-23 10:51

#2 The best comment from these whole hearings, ironically enought, came from Jerrold Nadler regarding Hunter Biden's gun charges. He said that these laws "are rarely enforced."

So if they are rarely enforced, why are they even on the books?

Posted by: Tom 2023-09-23 10:46

#1 They will eventually whittle this down to some misdemeanor stuff like Ray Epps so that he can not be charged again. It is less damaging than a pardon. Hopefully, Garland, Wray and many others will be ruined at least politically in the process.

Posted by: Super Hose 2023-09-23 10:18

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