Weiss’ appointment as Hunter Biden’s special counsel is “joke” and evidence of DOJ “weaponization,” says Rep. Comer
Weiss’ appointment as Hunter Biden’s special counsel is “joke” and evidence of DOJ “weaponization,” says Rep. Comer
- Oversight Chair said David Weiss’ appointment in fighter Biden’s case is a “joke.”
- Told Fox News, “I have no confidence that Merrick Garland would credibly appoint anyone. I never dreamed he would do as badly as Weiss’
- Comer also says the panel is focusing on President Joe Biden’s involvement
James Comer says Republicans on the Oversight Committee have “no confidence” in Special Counsel David Weiss and urges his panel to continue investigating Hunter Biden.
The chairman of oversight said Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of Weiss is “a joke,” saying it only proves the politicization and arming of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
He told Fox News that one of the reasons a special counsel is unnecessary is because half of the lawmakers and America don’t trust him or the source of the nomination.
Weiss was the prosecutor who let the statute of limitations on a case against the Bidens expire and was behind the negotiation of a now-defunct plea deal with the president’s 53-year-old son.
“Well, this is a joke,” Comer told Fox News host Trey Gowdy on Sunday night. “All Merrick Garland did was confirm the point many Republicans have made — that the Justice Department was armed.”
Oversight chairman James Comer said on Sunday evening that the appointment of special counsel David Weiss in the case of fighter Biden is a “joke.” He told Fox News’ Trey Gowdy, “I have no confidence that (Attorney General) Merrick Garland would credibly appoint anyone. I never dreamed he would do as badly as Weiss’
“I’ve been very vocal and said we didn’t need special counsel,” Comer added. “I don’t trust Merrick Garland to name anyone credibly. I never thought he’d do as badly as Weiss did.’
Representative Comer (R-Ky.) insists the panel also focuses on President Biden and his involvement in his son’s shady foreign affairs dealings.
“We have committed many crimes by the president’s son, but we are concerned, as you know, about the president of the United States. We only heard testimony two weeks ago that he was a central figure in this,” he said, referring to behind-closed-door testimony with Hunter’s once-old business partner Devon Archer.
Weiss was appointed as special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday — a move that gives him more day-to-day oversight independence than before, and is intended to dispel any suggestion that Weiss was supported by the White House.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) agrees with Comer that Weiss engaged in “prosecution misconduct” by deliberately dropping potential charges against Hunter.
Weiss is a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for Delaware who has spent the past five years investigating Hunter Biden.
Still, Turner told CBS News Sunday morning that he had no confidence in Weiss’s commitment to the cause.
“The concern here with Weiss as special counsel is that he was the one who allowed the legal restrictions to expire on some very critical felonies that could have been brought against Hunter Biden,” Turner said.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed David Weiss (pictured) as the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden’s shady foreign business deals. Republicans immediately denounced the appointment as more evidence that the Justice Department is “armed.”
Meanwhile, Comer told Fox something to the same tune later that night.
“Not only did Weiss drag along for five years trying to negotiate an amicable plea with the president’s son, he let the statute of limitations expire,” Comer complained.
“That was one of the biggest complaints from the IRS whistleblowers when they testified before the oversight committee was their frustration knowing they were fast approaching to prosecute the president’s son for obvious crimes of tax evasion and violation of the Foreign Agent Registration Act,” he added.
“But Weiss let the statute of limitations expire on purpose.”