On
May
9, 2022, Senator Johnson and I wrote to David Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for
the District of Delaware.
He’s
in charge of the Hunter Biden criminal case.
In
that letter, we asked Mr. Weiss a series of threshold questions that Attorney
General Garland has repeatedly failed to answer.
First,
we asked whether Nicholas McQuaid is recused from the Hunter Biden case.
As
we’ve said publicly many times, McQuaid is conflicted because he worked with
Hunter Biden’s criminal attorney before he was hired by President Biden’s
Justice Department.
Second,
we asked Mr. Weiss whether he or any of his employees have had any
communications with McQuaid.
Third,
we asked Mr. Weiss whether any of his employees, not just McQuaid, are recused
from the Hunter Biden case.
We
asked that because the Biden family is from Delaware and has extensive
political connections.
Notably,
Hunter Biden told his business partners, “I’ll bring suit in the Chancery Court
in Delaware – which as you know is my home state and I’m privileged to have
worked with and know every judge in the Chancery Court.”
Does
the Biden family have connections to anyone in Mr. Weiss’s office? That’s a fair question.
With
respect to those three questions, Mr. Weiss didn’t even try to answer.
In
fact, Attorney General Garland jumped in and answered on behalf of Mr. Weiss.
But,
calling the Attorney General’s letter an answer is an overstatement.
Senator
Johnson and I also asked Mr. Weiss if he’s received sufficient resources and
support from the Justice Department to properly execute the Hunter Biden case.
Again,
no answer.
One
would think that the Department, and specifically Mr. Weiss, would want to tell
Congress and the American public that the answer is yes.
The
failure of Mr. Weiss to answer that very important question adds to the growing
congressional and public concern that the Justice Department is pulling its
punches in the Hunter Biden case.
We
also asked Mr. Weiss whether he’s discussed the need for a special counsel or
independent counsel to properly investigate the Hunter Biden case.
Again,
no answer.
That
last question is more relevant today than when we asked it.
The
other week, a voicemail was released reportedly from Joe Biden to Hunter Biden.
In
it, Joe Biden reportedly left a message about a New York Times news article
that involved Hunter Biden’s business dealings with Ye Jianming.
That
business associate is closely linked to the communist Chinese regime.
Joe
Biden told his son, “I think you’re clear.”
Well,
that message appears to show that Joe Biden was aware of Hunter Biden’s
business deals and relationships.
The
White House strategy for the president to continue to deny knowledge falls
flat.
We
wrote about then-Vice President Biden’s use of non-government email to transmit
government information to Hunter Biden.
The
White House Counsel’s office refuses to answer whether President Biden still
communicates government business to Hunter Biden, among other questions we
posed.
More
stonewalling.
Most
recently, on July
7, 2022, Senator Johnson and I wrote to the Attorney General, FBI Director
and U.S. Attorney Weiss.
In
our letter, we asked again about recusals in the Hunter Biden case.
We
also noted that recent reporting on Hunter Biden showed more connections
between him and foreign nationals, this time Russians and Ukrainians.
Those
additional links further support my and Senator Johnson’s conclusion in our September
2020 Biden report that Hunter Biden’s activity causes criminal,
counterintelligence and extortion concerns.
At
the time, our findings were ignored or falsely labeled Russian disinformation
by Democrats and liberal media.
We
gave floor speeches on March
28, 2022, March
29, 2022 and April
5, 2022, that introduced bank records connecting Hunter and James Biden to
the communist Chinese regime.
The
same connections we made in our 2020 report.
Those
bank records have been proven to be authentic and aren’t Russian
disinformation.
For
years, my Democratic colleagues levied complaints against the Trump
administration’s Justice Department for a lack of transparency.
Where
are they now?
Congress
has a constitutional responsibility to ensure the proper execution of, and
compliance with, conflicts of interest laws and regulations.
The
failure of the Justice Department to comply with these rules will cause
political infection to run rampant.
That’ll
rot the core of the Justice Department and cast a cloud over everything that it
does.
As
I’ve said before, the Justice Department’s failure to be transparent with the
Hunter Biden criminal case, and recusals relating to it, has cast a cloud over
this investigation.
What
is the Justice Department trying to hide?
The
American people’s concerns about how the case has been managed are
legitimate.
To
Attorney General Garland, Director Wray and Mr. Weiss, I strongly urge you to
clear this cloud sooner rather than later.
