Chuck Grassley grills Merrick Garland on independence of Hunter Biden investigation (Connecting the Dots: Merrick Garland, Jamie Gorelick, CIA, FBI, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Grassley cast doubt on the attorney general's claim that
the federal probe into Hunter Biden's business dealings is independent
By Elizabeth Elkind | Fox News
SENATE Published March 1, 2023 12:36pm EST
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday vowed that
the federal investigation into Hunter Biden's business dealings would be free
from political influence during a heated Judiciary Committee hearing on
Wednesday.
Garland has pledged before not to interfere in Delaware
U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss’ probe into Hunter Biden and his foreign business
dealings, which are currently under both federal and congressional
investigations.
But Garland has come under scrutiny for not elevating
Weiss to special counsel status to ensure his independence. On Wednesday, Sen.
Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, pressed Garland on what would happen if Weiss needed to
pursue the case against Biden outside his Delaware jurisdiction.
Garland conceded that Weiss would have to refer the case
to another district in that case, though he maintained that the decision on
whether to make an outside referral is entirely up to Weiss.
"[I]f it's in another district, he would have to
bring the case in another district," Garland said. "But as I said, I
promise to ensure that he's able to carry out his investigation and that he'd
be able to run it. And if he needs to bring it in another jurisdiction, he will
have full authority to do that."
Grassley replied by pointing out that the possibility of a referral means it could be up to a Biden appointee to pursue the case outside Delaware. "If Weiss, the U.S. attorney there in Delaware, must seek permission from a Biden-appointed U.S. attorney to bring charges, then the Hunter Biden criminal investigation isn't insulated from political interference as you have publicly proclaimed," Grassley said.
Grassley also asked Garland if Weiss could more
effectively bring charges against Hunter Biden if he were made a special
counsel.
"It’s kind of a complicated question," the
attorney general replied, adding that such a decision would have to be brought
to him first. "I would then have to, you know, authorize it and permit it
to be brought in the jurisdiction – and that is exactly what I promised to do
here."
In his closing question he pressed Garland on whether he
believed "improper or unlawful" payments from a foreign government to
"elected officials or other politically-exposed persons" would
constitute a national security concern.
"If it's an agent of a foreign government asking
someone and paying someone to do things to support that foreign government in
secret, yes, I definitely think that would be a national security
problem," Garland said.
Connecting the Dots:
Merrick
Garland is
the Attorney General at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for
the Biden Administration and Jamie Gorelick was
his boss.
Jamie S. Gorelick was
Merrick Garland’s boss, a trustee at the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
John A. Gordon is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a deputy director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
James R.
Schlesinger is a director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank) and was a director at the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
George J. Tenet was
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and
R. James Woolsey is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
William H. Webster is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank),
was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) and a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI).
James A. Baker III is
an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was the general counsel for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI).
Federal
Bureau of Investigation is a division of the U.S. Department
of Justice (DOJ).
Jeannie Rhee was
a deputy assistant attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ), a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and is
assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia collusion
probe.
Robert S.
Mueller III was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and
Dorr, a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is
investigating interference with Russia in the 2016 U.S.
election, special counsel investigating Russian ties in the 2016 Donald
Trump presidential campaign, a special counsel at the U.S.
Department of Justice (DOJ), James Quarles III is
assisting him in the Russia probe, Jeannie Rhee is
assisting him in the Russia collusion probe and Aaron
Zebley is assisting him in the Russia probe.
James Quarles
III was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and
is assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe.
Aaron Zebley was
a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and is
assisting Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe.
Jamie S. Gorelick was
a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Merrick
Garland’s boss and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a
funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank)
Resources: Past Research
Merrick
Garland (Connecting the Dots:
Merrick Garland, Russia, Soros, Think Tanks, Jamie Gorelick, FBI, CIA & Phi
Beta Kappa All Networking) (Past Research on Merrick
Garland & Jamie Gorelick)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022
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