Biden allies reportedly distance themselves from Merrick Garland as investigations continue

Some of President Joe Biden’s advisers have begun to distrust Attorney General Merrick Garland as the Hunter Biden investigation and the investigation into Joe Biden’s classified documents remain ongoing, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.

Biden aides believe Garland’s decisions in the Biden family investigations are designed to make the investigations appear insulated from political pressure, rather than motivated by impartial justice, people familiar with the matter said. WSJ. Hunter Biden was impeached Thursday on three federal weapons charges and faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. (RELATED: Biden-appointed prosecutors did not cooperate in Hunter Biden case, FBI agent testifies)

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A White House spokesperson told the WSJ that Biden appointed Garland “because of his decades of fidelity to the rule of law, consistent with his commitment when he ran for president to restore the independence of the Department of Justice, free from political interference.”

Garland’s allies say he is isolating investigations from Biden rather than bowing to political pressure. President Biden has been deferential to the Department of Justice in response to questions about the Hunter Biden case.

“He’s doing what the president asked him to do, which is to restore fairness to the Department of Justice, follow the facts, follow the law and keep politics out of decision-making,” former Garland spokesman Anthony Coley said. to the WSJ.

President Biden’s allies were reportedly hopeful that the Hunter Biden investigation would be resolved through his plea deal, which He collapsed at a court appearance in July after Delaware, US District Judge Maryellen Noreika examined an immunity clause within the pretrial diversion agreement for Biden’s felony weapons charge.

As a result, Biden’s defense attorney and Justice Department special counsel Leo Wise engaged in a dispute over the scope of the immunity provision, and Biden pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor tax offenses. Your legal team has argued the diversion agreement is legally binding, while the The Department of Justice believes The agreement was never put into practice.

In August, named garland Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, special counsel in the Hunter Biden case. IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler accused Justice Department investigators of giving Hunter Biden special treatment under Weiss’ leadership prior to his appointment as special prosecutor.

Some White House aides believe Garland mishandled the Hunter Biden investigation after the plea deal fell through and Weiss was named special counsel, according to the WSJ. Aides also believe Garland should have taken a firmer stance after Shapley and Ziegler came forward. Hunter Biden’s legal team has accused whistleblowers of illegal disclosures in their congressional testimony and media appearances. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Reps. Mary Miller and Marjorie Taylor Greene Demand Justice Department Update on Joe Biden Classified Documents Case)

Special counsel Robert Hur, who is investigating Joe Biden for possible mishandling of classified documents, has been negotiating with President Biden’s team for weeks about a possible interview, people familiar with the matter told the WSJ. Joe Biden previously denied a news report that Hur’s team was seeking to interview the president.

Hur was fixed in January after classified documents were found in the Penn Biden Center in Biden’s Washington, DC and Wilmington, Delaware home.

The House Ways and Means, Oversight, and Judiciary Committees continue investigating IRS whistleblower allegations and will lead impeachment inquiry into President Biden, spokesperson Kevin McCarthy he said Tuesday. House Oversight is also investigating Hunter Biden foreign business deals and the alleged role that Joe Biden played in them.