U.S. Attorney David Weiss rejected GOP allegations of retaliation against an IRS whistleblower in a letter sent to Representative Jim Jordan.
Representative Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, listens during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 18 in Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney David Weiss rejected GOP claims about the Hunter Biden investigation in a letter to Jordan."First, 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.
He also disputed testimony from Shapley, who previously told the House Ways & Means Committee that U.S. Attorney Generalwas not telling the truth when he said Weiss had the authority to file charges against Hunter outside of his jurisdiction in Delaware. Weiss pointed to a June 7 letter in which he wrote that he has"ultimate authority over this matter," which extended to decisions as to"where, when and whether to file charges and for making decisions necessary to preserve the integrity of the prosecution."
"I standby what I wrote and wish to expand on what this means," Weiss wrote."As the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, my charging authority is geographically limited to my home district. If venue for a case lies elsewhere, common Departmental practice is to contact the United States Attorney's Office for the district in question and determine whether it wants to partner on the case. If not, I may request Special Attorney status from the Attorney General.
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