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Hunter Biden prosecutor maintains he had ‘ultimate authority’ over probe: ‘I stand by what I wrote’
NY Post ^ | July 1, 2023 | By Victor Nava and Steven Nelson

Posted on 07/01/2023 4:27:18 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The federal prosecutor overseeing the Hunter Biden probe on Friday doubled down on his insistence that he had ‘ultimate authority’ over the Justice Department’s Hunter Biden investigation.

In a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, obtained by The Post, US Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss maintained that he was being truthful in a June 7 missive to the Ohio Republican when he wrote that he was in charge of “deciding where, when, and whether to file charges” against President Biden’s son.

“I stand by what I wrote,” Weiss told Jordan in Friday’s letter.

“At the outset, I would like to reaffirm the contents of the June 7 letter drafted by my office and reiterate that I am not at liberty to provide the materials you seek,” Weiss said in response to requests for information made by Jordan in a June 22 letter related to claims made by IRS whistleblowers alleging a coverup in the Hunter Biden probe.

“The whistleblowers’ allegations relate to a criminal investigation that is now being prosecuted in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. At this juncture, I am required to protect confidential law enforcement information and deliberative communications related to the case. Thus, I will not provide specific information related to the Hunter Biden investigation at this time,” the US attorney wrote.

In the letter, Weiss denied that the DOJ retaliated against an IRS investigatory team after two whistleblowers involved in the Hunter Biden case came forward with bombshell allegations that Weiss did not have ultimate authority in charging decisions and investigative steps.

“The Department of Justice did not retaliate against an Internal Revenue Service Criminal Supervisory Special Agent and whistleblower, as well as his entire investigative team… for making protected disclosures to Congress,’” Weiss wrote.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; bidencrimefamily; bidenfamilysyndicate; crime; family; stevennelson; victornava; weissthecorruptthug
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1 posted on 07/01/2023 4:27:18 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Libloather
But who in the DOJ approached you with the plea deals. The Assistant Attorney General?
3 posted on 07/01/2023 4:47:24 AM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“La Cosa Nostra does not exist.”


4 posted on 07/01/2023 4:48:39 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Weiss didn’t want a horses head in his bed.


5 posted on 07/01/2023 5:19:50 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A non-answer answer. Ongoing investigation excuse. Unacceptable.


6 posted on 07/01/2023 5:31:27 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bring him to a House Committee and put him under oath.
His contradiction is not the same as 6 witnesses.


7 posted on 07/01/2023 5:47:37 AM PDT by tennmountainman (FUJB)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The coverup gets deeper and deeper.


8 posted on 07/01/2023 6:02:51 AM PDT by DaxtonBrown (away.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s up to the judge to throw out the plea bargain. Her dog will probably end up dead in the next couple of weeks.


9 posted on 07/01/2023 6:13:49 AM PDT by sopo
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So he’s going with the “six witnesses who documented what I said at the time are lying” defense.


10 posted on 07/01/2023 6:14:10 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If he settled, then why is the investigation ongoing?


11 posted on 07/01/2023 6:33:09 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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To: Libloather

LIAR!!! YOU NEED AN EXORCISM BY YOUR RABBI....TODAY!


12 posted on 07/01/2023 7:06:11 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: wardamneagle

Lisa Monaco! PURE EVIL!


13 posted on 07/01/2023 7:07:16 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He has to stand by his written statement.... unless he wants to go straight to jail.


14 posted on 07/01/2023 7:10:24 AM PDT by kjam22
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To: OrioleFan

If he settled, then why is the investigation ongoing?


I’ll take a shot at answering this -

“I can’t talk about that congressman because it remains under investigation”

You cannot FOIA documents from an active and open investigation.

There are other offenses for which the statute of limitations has not yet run out.

Bonus - this hides evidence that might pertain to corruption by the “Big Guy”


15 posted on 07/01/2023 7:15:29 AM PDT by volunbeer (We are living 2nd Thessalonians)
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To: Libloather

The “ongoing investigation” excuse is what they use to cover up their crimes and lawless activities. It has become so obvious for anyone with any intelligence.


16 posted on 07/01/2023 7:37:53 AM PDT by Moorings
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

‘ultimate authority’

Stalin salutes


17 posted on 07/01/2023 8:03:26 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

‘ultimate authority’

Stalin salutes


18 posted on 07/01/2023 8:03:33 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: Libloather

How is it I’ve seen writings that frame this letter as the absolute opposite of this one?


19 posted on 07/01/2023 8:30:53 AM PDT by 3RIVRS
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Word games! “HE” had the ultimate authority over “what he wrote”. Which is true for any of us. But the limits of what he COULD write, well that came from somewhere else.


20 posted on 07/01/2023 9:13:33 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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