{"id":1399713,"date":"2023-08-13T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1399713"},"modified":"2023-08-13T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T05:00:00","slug":"david-weiss-cant-be-trusted-comer-jordan-slam-hunter-biden-special-counsel-coverup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/david-weiss-cant-be-trusted-comer-jordan-slam-hunter-biden-special-counsel-coverup\/1399713\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;David Weiss Can\u2019t Be Trusted&#8221;: Comer, Jordan Slam Hunter Biden Special Counsel &#8216;Coverup&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">&#8220;David Weiss Can\u2019t Be Trusted&#8221;: Comer, Jordan Slam Hunter Biden Special Counsel &#8216;Coverup&#8217; <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, James Comer (R-KY) <strong>said in a Friday statement that the announcement of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation is a DOJ &#8220;coverup.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/comer_0.jpg?itok=v8F4XZ4S\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This move by Attorney General Garland is part of the Justice Department\u2019s efforts to attempt a Biden family coverup in light of the House Oversight Committee\u2019s mounting evidence of President Joe Biden\u2019s role in his family\u2019s schemes selling \u2018the brand\u2019 for millions of dollars to foreign nationals,&#8221; Comer said in a lengthy statement shortly after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of US Attorney David Weiss as special counsel, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/%3Cblockquote%20class=\"><\/p>\n<p>NEW: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has released the following statement on AG Merrick Garland designating David Weiss as special counsel for the Biden criminal investigation:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iL4GBWZvIB\">pic.twitter.com\/iL4GBWZvIB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/henryrodgersdc\/status\/1690048691598434304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2023<\/a>  &#8220;&gt;<em>Daily Caller<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Garland-GettyImages-1242440362-700x420_1.jpg?itok=IQyKY0Mr\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Justice Department\u2019s misconduct and politicization in the Biden criminal investigation already allowed the statute of limitations to run with respect to egregious felonies committed by Hunter Biden. Justice Department officials refused to follow evidence that could have led to Joe Biden, tipped off the Biden transition team and Hunter Biden\u2019s lawyers about planned interviews and searches, and attempted to sneakily place Hunter Biden on the path to a sweetheart plea deal,&#8221; the statement continues.<\/p>\n<p>NEW: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has released the following statement on AG Merrick Garland designating David Weiss as special counsel for the Biden criminal investigation:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iL4GBWZvIB\">pic.twitter.com\/iL4GBWZvIB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/henryrodgersdc\/status\/1690048691598434304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Let\u2019s be clear what today\u2019s move is really about. <\/strong>The Biden Justice Department is trying to stonewall congressional oversight as we have presented evidence to the American people about the Biden family\u2019s corruption. The House Oversight Committee will continue to follow the Biden family\u2019s money trail and interview witnesses to determine whether foreign actors targeted the Bidens, President Biden is compromised and corrupt, and our national security is threatened. We will also continue to work with the House Committees on Judiciary and Ways and Means to root out misconduct at the Justice Department and hold bad actors accountable for weaponizing law enforcement powers,&#8221; Comer continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan (R-OH) conveyed similar sentiments<\/strong>, telling the <em>Caller<\/em>: &#8220;<strong>David Weiss can\u2019t be truste<\/strong>d and this is just a new way to whitewash the Biden family\u2019s corruption. Weiss has already signed off on a sweetheart plea deal that was so awful and unfair that a federal judge rejected it. We will continue to pursue facts brought to light by brave whistleblowers as well as Weiss\u2019s inconsistent statements to Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NEW: \u201cDavid Weiss can\u2019t be trusted and this is just a new way to whitewash the Biden family\u2019s corruption. Weiss has already signed off on a sweetheart plea deal that was so awful and unfair that a federal judge rejected it. We will continue to pursue facts brought to light by\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/henryrodgersdc\/status\/1690043644676386832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Garland, &#8220;The appointment of Mr. Weiss reinforces for the American people the department\u2019s commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters,&#8221; adding &#8220;I am confident that Mr. Weiss will carry out his responsibility in an even-handed and urgent manner, and in accordance with the highest traditions of this department.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re sure he&#8217;s quite confident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" class=\"username\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Sat, 08\/12\/2023 &#8211; 21:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/david-weiss-cant-be-trusted-comer-jordan-slam-hunter-biden-special-counsel-coverup\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/david-weiss-cant-be-trusted-comer-jordan-slam-hunter-biden-special-counsel-coverup<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;David Weiss Can\u2019t Be Trusted&#8221;: Comer, Jordan Slam Hunter Biden Special Counsel &#8216;Coverup&#8217; The Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, James Comer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1399713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1399713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1399713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1399713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1399713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}