Lawyers for Hunter Biden are set to meet with Department of Justice (DOJ) officials next week to discuss the criminal inquiry into the president’s adult son, according to a new report.
This meeting, requested by Biden’s legal team, is expected to include Delaware’s U.S. Attorney David Weiss and at least one senior DOJ official, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The news outlet noted it is routine for the DOJ to approve requests from defense lawyers to receive updates on criminal investigations and to present their view on evidence gathered.
As part of the probe that has reportedly been going on since 2018, FBI and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigators have been looking into Biden’s foreign business dealings, tax affairs, and more. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers are conducting their own investigations into Hunter Biden and the rest of President Joe Biden’s family.
Although Hunter Biden has said he expects to be cleared of wrongdoing in the criminal investigation,