Republican House investigators threatened Hunter Biden with testifying earlier than Congress if he refuses to supply leaked courtroom paperwork about his defunct plea deal with U.S. prosecutor David Weiss, in accordance with a letter reviewed by Breitbart News.
In a Wednesday letter from House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY), Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) to Hunter Biden’s authorized representatives, the Republican chairmen demanded the data, given the paperwork had been leaked to the New York Times and Politico, thereby negating any alleged obligation of confidentiality.
“Given that these disclosures have been made to two media outlets and this information has been widely publicized, no basis exists to withhold these documents and communications from the Committees, including on the basis of any purported duty of confidentiality, work product, or other privilege interest,” the chairmen wrote.
“Should you refuse to provide the Committee with the requested information because of any purported privilege, the Committee may need to seek testimony from you and/or Hunter Biden regarding the disclosure of these documents and communications,” they added.
The Times printed an article on August 19 that exposed the Department of Justice (DOJ) deliberate to let Hunter Biden off the hook with out costs — till two whistleblowers got here ahead to show political interference within the investigation.
The report additionally stated that not solely did the whistleblowers’ testimony cease the cover-up, however that Hunter Biden’s attorneys demanded the DOJ prosecute the whistleblowers for talking out towards his particular remedy — which might be a violation of President Joe Biden’s promise to guard whistleblowers.
In a separate leak on the identical day, in accordance with a 32-page memo obtained by Politico, Hunter Biden’s lawyer threatened the DOJ in October 2022 with placing Joe Biden on the stand as a truth witness within the occasion of a possible Hunter Biden trial.
“The information contained in these articles reinforces serious concerns regarding whether the Department has handled a case involving the President’s son in an impartial manner,” the lawmakers wrote.
“There are a limited number of people who would have had access to these documents and communications discussed in these articles, and based on the narrative set forth in these pieces, the Committees believe it is highly likely that these materials were provided by or at the direction of the Biden legal defense team,” the letter continued.
In August, Hunter Biden’s plea deal broke down upon scrutiny from the decide, throwing a wrench into the settlement Weiss and Hunter Biden had crafted.
The settlement afforded Hunter Biden the power to plead responsible for not paying taxes on over $1.5 million in earnings in 2017 and 2018, receiving probation quite than jail time.
In addition, Weiss devised a separate diversion settlement that gave Hunter Biden immunity from potential future costs, together with a provision to basically wipe a felony gun violation from his file.
Lawyers for Hunter Biden tried to argue that phrases of the “diversion agreement” inside the plea deal stay intact. The attorneys additionally contended that Weiss ought to abide by the irregular deal, claiming the federal government “reneged” on a “previously agreed-upon Plea Agreement.”
Follow Wendell Husebø on Twitter @WendellHusebø. He is the creator of Politics of Slave Morality
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