{"id":1981734,"date":"2023-07-24T20:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T00:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-vows-weiss-will-publicly-testify-to-counter-any-misrepresentations-about-our-work\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T20:19:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T00:19:39","slug":"doj-vows-weiss-will-publicly-testify-to-counter-any-misrepresentations-about-our-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-vows-weiss-will-publicly-testify-to-counter-any-misrepresentations-about-our-work\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ assures Weiss will testify openly to refute &#8216;any misinterpretations of our efforts&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-vows-weiss-will-publicly-testify-to-counter-any-misrepresentations-about-our-work%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1981734&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Department of \u200cJustice\u200d to \u200cHold\u200c Public Hearing with U.S. Attorney David Weiss to Address Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>The Department \u200bof Justice has responded\u200b to House \u200bJudiciary Committee \u200cChairman Jim Jordan&#8217;s request for a public hearing with\u2062 U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has been \u200dleading the \u2063federal investigation into Hunter Biden. The purpose of the hearing is\u200d to address any misrepresentations about Weiss&#8217;s work and provide clarity on the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to Jordan, Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte stated that Weiss is willing \u200bto appear before the \u2062committee in late \u200cSeptember or October. This timing allows for the \u200ccompletion of Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea agreement, which is\u2063 scheduled \u200dfor a hearing \u200dthis Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Surrounding Hunter Biden&#8217;s Plea\u2062 Agreement<\/h3>\n<p>Hunter Biden is expected \u2064to plead guilty to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-irs-whistleblower-x-to-reveal-identity-at-oversight-hearing\/\" title=\"IRS Whistleblower X will disclose their identity during the Oversight hearing on the Hunter Biden investigation.\">misdemeanor tax\u200c charges<\/a> and enter a pretrial diversion \u2062agreement for \u200ca felony gun \u200bcharge. Many\u2062 Republicans, including Jordan, have criticized this agreement, referring to it as a &#8220;sweetheart deal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jordan has been urging Weiss and other DOJ\u2062 officials to meet with\u2063 the committee to discuss concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-department-of-justice-confirms-david-weiss-will-appear-before-congress\/\" title=\"DOJ confirms David Weiss to testify on Hunter Biden probe.\">potential special treatment<\/a> given\u2062 to \u200bHunter \u200dBiden during the investigation. In a \u2063letter\u200b to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Jordan expressed his intention to \u200dsubpoena the lower-level \u2064officials if Garland does not cooperate in scheduling interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Investigating Allegations Involving \u200dJoe Biden<\/p>\n<p>Jordan, along with Reps. James Comer and Jason Smith, has been investigating allegations that Joe Biden was involved in his son&#8217;s business dealings and may have participated in a \u200bbribery scheme\u2064 while he was vice president.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Smith met\u2063 with two IRS criminal investigators who\u200d claimed that Weiss was prevented from bringing \u2062more severe charges against Hunter Biden in\u2064 two jurisdictions. \u200bThey also revealed that Weiss had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-bombshell-whistleblowers-say-irs-recommended-felony-tax-charges-against-hunter-biden-the-doj-overruled\/\" title=\"Whistleblowers claim IRS suggested felony tax charges for Hunter Biden, but DOJ disagreed.\">sought special counsel status<\/a> in the investigation but was denied.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss&#8217;s Rebuttal and Concerns about Political Considerations<\/p>\n<p>Weiss has responded to these allegations in various communications to Congress, but Jordan argues that his statements have been inconsistent and raise concerns about political considerations influencing \u200cthe investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter to Garland, Jordan wrote, &#8220;Weiss&#8217;s shifting statements \u2063about his authority to bring charges\u2064 against Hunter Biden, especially outside of Delaware, suggest that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-vows-weiss-will-publicly-testify-to-counter-any-misrepresentations-about-our-work\/\" title=\"DOJ assures Weiss will testify openly to refute 'any misinterpretations of our efforts'.\">improper political considerations factored<\/a> \u200dinto the Department&#8217;s investigative and prosecutorial function.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DOJ&#8217;s Commitment to Transparency and Justice<\/p>\n<p>In response,\u200c Uriarte emphasized \u2064the Department&#8217;s dedication to the evenhanded administration of justice and expressed concern about any\u200b misrepresentations that could harm public confidence. He stated that it \u200cis in the \u200bpublic interest for the American people and Congress to hear \u200cdirectly from Weiss regarding questions about his authority.<\/p>\n<p>Uriarte also addressed the subpoena threat, stating that it was premature and unjustified. He assured Jordan that the\u200c Department would continue to engage in discussions to understand the Committee&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Department of Justice is taking \u200csteps to address concerns and ensure transparency in the investigation into \u2064Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u200d to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) was informed by the Department of Justice that U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who spearheaded the Hunter Biden investigation, will testify before the committee to address any misconceptions. Assistant Attorney General Carlos Uriarte conveyed this in a letter to Jordan, ensuring transparency and countering misrepresentations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1981735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1981734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1981735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1981734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1981734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1981734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}