Posted on 01/20/2023 6:14:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Department of Justice will not provide House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, with materials related to its ongoing investigations, the agency said Friday.
"Consistent with longstanding policy and practice, any oversight requests must be weighed against the Department’s interests in protecting the integrity of its work," wrote Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs Carlos Felipe Uriarte in a letter to Jordan that Fox News obtained. "Longstanding Department policy prevents us from confirming or denying the existence of pending investigations in response to congressional requests or providing non-public information about our investigations."
Jordan, whom Republicans have also tapped to lead the House's new "weaponization" of the federal government panel, initially wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland in his capacity as Judiciary Committee chairman on Jan. 13, seeking information related to appointment of special counsel Robert Hur to handle the DOJ's investigation in Biden's storage of classified documents.
On Jan. 17, Jordan dispatched a bevy of letters various federal officials, warning them that they may face subpoenas should they fail to comply with congressional demands for information.
Uriarte directly addressed the Jan. 17 information requests, observing that Jordan's inquiries mandated that the DOJ negotiate with him, which he confirmed his agency would do.
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“Investigation”
“Consistent with longstanding policy and practice, any oversight requests must be weighed against the Department’s interests in protecting the old guy in the White House,” wrote Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs Carlos Felipe Uriarte in a letter to Jordan that Fox News obtained. “Longstanding Department policy prevents us from confirming or denying the existence of pending investigations of Joe and Hunter Biden in response to congressional requests or providing non-public information about our investigations.”
“ongoing investigations”
That was the cover predicted the moment Hur was appointed. Now the only remaining question is “will they lock down their materials for 75 years”?
Ya.. ray .Charles saw that coming. and Mozart heard it coming
Rope, Tree, Bureaucrat ; some assembly required.
As I predicted when the world was freaking out that without McCarthy, we would not get the promised investigations.
DOJ and their subordinate bureau the FBI, the CIA, the White House, Fauci, CDC, you name it. All will flip the finger to subpoenas for documents and witnesses.
And Congress can ask Merrick Garland to enforce contempt of Congress citations as the recourse.
This will be the new norm.
But Jordan can read between the lines.../s
Hold him in Contempt. And make them arrest themselves.
At the very least it will make a better defense for Bannon.
Send the capitol sergeant at arms to arrest em and drag em in.
Just like Piggy threatened Bannon with.
Beethoven ...
In fairness, we have independent branches of government and DOJ is under the Executive Branch, so this kind of hesitancy is natural. However, our system of government also includes each branch acting as a check against overreach by other branches. SO…..Just defund the DOJ until they decide to play ball (I know, the corrupt uniparty already funded them through September, but maybe there are procedural maneuvers that can be used to counteract that funding in some way, or at the very least make sure they don’t get a penny after September 30th unless they comply with Congressional requests).
Was that before or after he composed The Ninth Symphony?
Wow, even I can see that giant middle finger all the way here in Pennsylvania
any oversight requests must be weighed against the Department’s interests
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It’s oversight
your interests
are freaking irrelevant.
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Defund them. Don’t pass anything for Biden untill he signs the Bill. Period
Defund them. Don’t pass anything for Biden untill he signs the Bill. Period
With that reasoning, what stage is the ongoing investigation of the laptop from hell at?
The DOJ nazis protecting their side’s criminals again.
Perhaps the reason for the leaks all along. Keep Joe and all his secret dealings, with and beyond Hunter, away from Jim Jordan.
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