Merrick Garland admits he would have to allow charges against Hunter Biden

Merrick Garland admits he would have to allow charges against Hunter Biden

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Attorney General Merrick Garland would personally have to authorize any potential charges against Hunter Biden, he admitted Wednesday amid concerns that President Joe Biden’s Justice Department (DOJ) has been politicized under his leadership.

Hunter has been under investigation by David Weiss, the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware, for potential tax and gun violations for years. Yet no charges have been levied. Garland has refused to appoint a special prosecutor in the investigation to avoid a conflict of interest between the Biden family and himself.

When Garland was questioned if Weiss could charge Hunter without outside political pressure, he responded before the Senate Judicial Committee that Weiss “has been advised that he has full authority to make those kind of referrals that you are talking about and to bring cases in other jurisdictions if he feels it’s necessary.”

“And I…

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