Posted on 06/24/2023 8:48:43 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
As RedState reported, AG Merrick Garland answered questions on Friday related to the sweetheart deal that was recently given to Hunter Biden. Despite five years of investigation and numerous other possible chargeable crimes, including drugs, sex trafficking, false statements, and tax fraud, the president’s son escaped with two misdemeanors, pre-trial diversion, and no jail time.
How did things get to that point? An IRS whistleblower named Gary Shapley has been at the center of exposing the DOJ’s cover-up of the matter, and Garland’s response was to call him a liar without actually saying it directly.
Garland responds to the IRS whistleblower who said U.S. Attorney David Weiss was told not to bring charges against Hunter Biden:
"I don't know how it would be possible for anybody to block him from bringing a prosecution." pic.twitter.com/jz80vl9Id6
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 23, 2023
When further pressed on whether DOJ leadership stepped in at any point to stop Weiss from charging Hunter Biden with more serious crimes in other jurisdictions, Garland had this to say.
GARLAND: I’m saying he was given complete authority to make all decisions on his own.
It’s incredibly telling that when given the chance to just say “no,” Garland chose to hedge instead. After all, the question isn’t just whether Weiss had the authority to make decisions or not, but whether other DOJ officials, including possibly Garland, interfered in those decisions in some way.
That’s the charge that Shapley made in his testimony, which was given under oath before Congress. So who’s telling the truth? In response, Shapley put out a statement via his lawyers that can only be described as calling Garland’s bluff.
Statement from IRS Agent Gary Shapley's legal team: "In an October 7, 2022, meeting at the Delaware U.S. Attorney's Office, U.S. Attorney David Weiss told six witnesses he did not have authority to charge in other districts and had thus requested special counsel status. Those six…
pic.twitter.com/hMKhCQfDo6— Empower Oversight (@EMPOWR_us) June 23, 2023
In an October 7, 2022, meeting at the Delaware U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Attorney David Weiss told six witnesses he did not have authority to charge in other districts and had thus requested special counsel status.
Astonishingly, Shapley is now actually naming the six witnesses present at the meeting in question, including members of the FBI and IRS investigative teams that were working the Hunter Biden case. That certainly adds to his credibility. If he weren’t telling the truth, there’s very little reason to believe Shapley would be naming names and essentially challenging others to go under oath about what was said.
Compare that to Garland’s response, which was coy at best, insisting that Weiss had the power to charge in any district while not actually answering whether he was ever stopped from doing so, if even with a “suggestion” from the upper levels of the DOJ.
For my money, the guy who is naming names and who has been willing to go under oath is far more believable than the guy hiding behind weasel phrases while refusing to answer basic questions. It’s fairly clear that the DOJ stepped in and put boundaries around Weiss.
That Weiss is playing along isn’t surprising. A lot is made of the fact that Donald Trump appointed him, but the former president wasn’t exactly known for doing much homework on mid-level appointments. It’s perfectly possible that Weiss, despite being nominated by Trump, is trying to protect the DOJ from further blowback in what is a completely self-inflicted scandal.
The questions aren’t going to stop. The investigations into this aren’t going anywhere. Garland and Weiss better buckle up because it sure seems like Shapley has the receipts.
Nothing whatsoever will happen. Even McCarthy’s House is holding its fire. This is what a nation in dangerous decline looks like.
I’ve been saying for years. Name names.
It’s about time someone shoves a sock in Garland’s big mouth. Typical extreme far-left bag of wind.
Naming names is nothing more than an INITIAL step.
When the "folow through" of INDICTMENT and PROSECUTION fails to materialize the "naming names" becomes pointless.
My point: How many INDICTMENTS have there been over these type matters in the past 3 years?... I rest my case.
Naming names is nothing more than an INITIAL step.
When the "follow through" of INDICTMENT and PROSECUTION fails to materialize the "naming names" becomes pointless.
My point: How many INDICTMENTS have there been over these type matters in the past 3 years?... I rest my case.
Garland is a lying dog-faced pony soldier, there’s no other way to see it.
Yes, my point in naming names is that when liberties are trampled everyone, everyone up and down the chain should pay. Everyone.
Wake me up when they do something besides talk, talk, talk....
Garland is more like a lying dog-faced pony’s ass.
And that’s the truth!!
This administration is totally corrupt.
Is that what you’re hoping for?
Democrats are LAW-LESS because Republicans are BALL-LESS!
Garland was an attempt at mob-infiltration of the Supreme Court.
I trust Garland as far as I can throw Stacy Abrams.
It’s obvious Merrick Garland lied to Congress and is continuing to lie to the American people.
I hope the whistle-blowers have excellent security and someone to check the brake lines on their vehicles on a regular basis.
There will be no indictments in Washington, New York, or Delaware. You’d need a change of venue, to Omaha or Sioux City.
Hi SeekAndFind, I hope you are well. Thank you for posting this article.
Do you have ready access to the “Exhibit 10” referred to in the letter of the law firm? It was an email corroborating Shapley’s statement that is referred to as being public from his testimony.
If you don’t, maybe someone else does.
Again, thank you.
Gwjack
GARLAND: I’m saying he was given complete authority to make all decisions (for the party)on his own.
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