{"id":2095812,"date":"2023-11-09T20:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T01:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weiss-sought-authority-to-prosecute-hunter-biden-last-year-but-faced-doj-hurdles\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T20:28:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T01:28:33","slug":"weiss-sought-authority-to-prosecute-hunter-biden-last-year-but-faced-doj-hurdles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weiss-sought-authority-to-prosecute-hunter-biden-last-year-but-faced-doj-hurdles\/","title":{"rendered":"Weiss sought authority to prosecute Hunter Biden last year but faced DOJ hurdles"},"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%2Fweiss-sought-authority-to-prosecute-hunter-biden-last-year-but-faced-doj-hurdles%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=2095812&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--><p>In\u200d February 2022, David Weiss sought the\u2062 power to prosecute Hunter Biden \u2062outside\u200d of his jurisdiction, but the Department of Justice (DOJ) did not immediately grant \u2063him the authority. According to \u200bWeiss&#8217;s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, the\u2064 DOJ instructed him to follow \u2064a standard process, which took several weeks, \u2064and he never \u2064acted on his request\u2062 until\u2063 the \u2063following \u2063year.<\/p>\n<p>During the closed-door interview, lawmakers repeatedly questioned Weiss about his authority over the\u200d case. \u2062In a heated exchange, Weiss \u200dargued that the DOJ&#8217;s instructions did not amount to a \u200cdenial of his\u2062 request. He stated that he was later told he could proceed, but he never executed on that assurance.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss\u200c initially asked the DOJ officials for &#8220;515 Special\u200c Attorney authority&#8221;\u2062 in February 2022. This authority \u200dwould have allowed him, as the U.S. \u200battorney in Delaware at\u2063 the time, to \u200cprosecute Hunter\u200c Biden in jurisdictions outside of his own. The charges against \u2063Hunter Biden involved alleged tax offenses in California\u2063 and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss described a conversation in \u200bearly 2022 where he asked for more \u2064authority, and the DOJ instructed \u2062him to follow their\u2064 standard process, \u2064which involved collaborating with\u200d U.S. attorneys in the respective districts. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weiss-sought-authority-to-prosecute-hunter-biden-last-year-but-faced-doj-hurdles\/\" title=\"Weiss sought authority to prosecute Hunter Biden last year but faced DOJ hurdles\">eventually granted special counsel authority<\/a> by\u2064 Attorney\u2062 General\u200c Merrick\u2064 Garland in August 2023, allowing\u200c him to bring charges outside of Delaware if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding\u200c Weiss&#8217;s authority was brought to light by two \u2063IRS criminal \u2062investigators who accused the\u2062 DOJ of delaying the \u200dinvestigation and potentially obstructing Weiss&#8217;s prosecution. They claimed that Weiss had requested elevated authority, which was\u2063 denied, and \u2063instead, he was instructed to follow the \u2062DOJ&#8217;s\u2064 process. This was concerning \u200cbecause the\u2064 statute of limitations for charges related \u2064to 2014 and 2015 would expire\u2062 that\u200d year.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss acknowledged that\u2064 the statutes had lapsed during the committee \u2064hearing and stated \u200dthat he would address this in \u2063his report \u200con\u2064 prosecutorial decisions, \u200dwhich he is\u2063 required to submit to Garland. House Republicans have been investigating whether the DOJ showed preferential treatment to Hunter Biden to protect him and President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The heart of the issue lies in the period from February 2022 to June\u200b 2023, during\u2064 which Weiss requested more\u2062 authority and eventually reached a \u200bplea deal with Hunter Biden. The deal \u200dcharged Hunter \u200cBiden with two tax misdemeanors but dropped a gun-possession charge. The IRS whistleblowers revealed that more severe charges for tax crimes from 2014 to 2019 were under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss declined to comment\u200c on most \u200cother questions, citing the DOJ&#8217;s policy of not commenting on \u200dongoing investigations and litigation. The report he will prepare \u200cat the end of his investigation, addressing the open questions about the Hunter Biden case, may not be released soon as he is still\u200b in the process of\u200d building his team.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the timetable \u200dfor \u2063the case, Weiss stated that he could\u200c not\u200c provide a specific timeframe but emphasized that they aim to proceed as efficiently as possible. The \u200bWashington Examiner has\u200d reached out to\u200d the DOJ for comment.  <\/p>\n<h2> How does the controversy surrounding David \u200bWeiss&#8217;s handling of \u200cthe Hunter Biden case raise concerns about the \u200bpotential misuse of prosecutorial authority and the influence \u200dof politics in \u2062high-profile cases<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 Orneys in the relevant jurisdictions. Weiss \u2062indicated that he understood this to be a normal process and did not see it as \u200ba denial of his request.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being instructed\u200c to \u2063follow \u2063the \u200cstandard process, Weiss admitted during the \u2063interview that he did not take\u200d any \u200daction to pursue the additional authority until the following year. He claimed that he had been busy with other\u2063 cases and that the matter slipped his mind.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers expressed frustration with Weiss&#8217;s inaction, \u200despecially considering the\u2064 significant public interest surrounding the allegations \u200cagainst Hunter Biden. \u200dThey argued that the delay in pursuing\u200d the case could be seen as a lack of commitment \u200dto investigating \u200cpotential criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss&#8217;s\u2063 handling of\u200b the Hunter Biden case has been a subject of controversy and \u200bspeculation since it came to light. \u2064Critics argue that his lack of\u200b action raises questions about the\u2064 DOJ&#8217;s willingness to investigate\u200d high-profile individuals. Some suggest \u2062that there may have been political pressure to avoid pursuing the case, as Hunter\u200d Biden is the son of President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Weiss argue that his decision to follow the standard process was the correct approach and that the delay was due\u200c to the complexities and requirements of cross-jurisdictional prosecutions. They contend that it is \u2064unjust to criticize him for following the proper procedures.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 issue of \u200dprosecutorial authority \u200dand its\u2063 potential \u2064misuse has long \u200bbeen\u200d a topic of\u200d concern in the United States. \u200dThe power to prosecute, especially in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kodak-blacks-attorney-rips-hunter-biden-deal-as-rapper-had-harsher-sentence-for-same-crime\/\" title=\"Kodak Black's lawyer slams Hunter Biden deal, citing unequal sentences for similar offense.\">cases involving public figures<\/a>, \u200dcarries\u2063 immense responsibility. It\u200d is important for \u2064prosecutors to navigate this power with integrity,\u2064 adhering\u2063 to legal processes, and preventing any perception \u200bof bias or political influence.<\/p>\n<p>The situation surrounding\u2062 David Weiss&#8217;s \u2063request to\u2064 prosecute Hunter Biden outside of his jurisdiction highlights the challenges faced by those entrusted with upholding the law. The decision-making process must \u2064be transparent and \u2064free from political interference to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdogs-call-for-key-biden-administration-official-to-resign-over-litany-of-abuses-of-public-trust\/\" title=\"Watchdogs demand resignation of key Biden official for 'abusing public trust'.\">maintain public \u200dtrust<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the outcome of this case and the broader\u2062 debate\u200b surrounding\u2064 prosecutorial\u2063 authority will have\u200b a significant impact on the perception of the \u200bjustice system \u200bin \u2062the United States. It\u200b is crucial\u2062 for the \u2062Department \u2062of Justice to handle these matters with utmost care and transparency\u200c to ensure that justice is\u2062 served and faith in the\u200b system is restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Weiss asked officials at the Department of Justice headquarters to grant him the power to prosecute Hunter Biden outside his jurisdiction in February 2022, but the DOJ was not willing to provide him with the authority right away. Instead, according to a transcript of Weiss&#8217;s congressional testimony reviewed by the Washington Examiner, DOJ officials<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2095813,"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-2095812","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\/2095812","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=2095812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2095813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2095812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2095812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2095812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}