Reasons Why F.B.I. and D.O.J. are corrupt

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(08-22-2023, 10:54 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Unlike Democratic appointed AG's, GOP appoints based on their merit, not their political affiliation. Barr has shown he was no Trump fan, just as Garland has shown he is like an employee of Biden.

Again, you divert, Garland appointed Weiss (not Trump AG) as a SC knowing he just offered Hunter immunity without merit. Weiss had the opportunity to appoint an impartial SC, not one whistleblowers testified was compromised.

Weiss may be the most unbiased SC ever appointed, but to the general public it appears just the opposite. This is the same guy after threats from HB's attorney Clark he would have JB testify, let the major crimes attached to Burisma expire.

Looks to me and any reasonable person, Weiss is in the hip pocket of Joe Biden. 

Wasn't Weiss assigned to the case by Barr, under Trump?

And didn't a group of republicans demand Weiss be given SP powers?

The answer is yes.

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/21/948787251/barr-says-no-need-for-special-counsel-for-hunter-biden-probe-election-fraud-clai

Quote:Barr Says No Need For Special Counsel For Hunter Biden Probe, Election Fraud Claims

December 21, 202012:03 PM ET

Ryan Lucas


Attorney General William Barr holds a news conference on Monday.
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Updated at 5:12 p.m. ET
Attorney General William Barr said Monday he sees no reason to appoint a special counsel to lead the ongoing federal investigation into Hunter Biden or to probe further President Trump's claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

The comments from Barr, delivered at what was likely his final news conference as attorney general, put a damper on two ideas that the president has reportedly raised in recent days. But Barr's ability to influence events all but disappears Wednesday when he will step down as attorney general.

President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter announced this month that he's under federal investigation over potential tax issues. Trump has fumed since news of the probe came to light, arguing that Barr should have made the investigation public before the election — in contravention of Justice Department policy.

Some Republicans are pushing for the Justice Department to name a special counsel to handle the probe, which would add an extra layer of protection from potential political influence in a sensitive case involving the president-elect's son. Asked whether he agreed with the idea, Barr said no.

"I think it's being handled responsibly and professionally currently within the department, and to this point I have seen no reason to appoint a special counsel, and I have no plan to do so before I leave," he told reporters.

The U.S. attorney's office in Delaware is leading the investigation.

Barr was also asked whether he saw the need to appoint a special counsel to investigate the president's baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud.

Barr has previously said the department looked into allegations and found no evidence of systemic fraud that would change the election's outcome. On Monday, Barr said he stood by those remarks.

"If I thought a special counsel at this stage was the right tool and was appropriate, I would name one, but I haven't and I'm not going to," he said.


According to media reports, the president has discussed with advisers possibly appointing a special counsel for alleged election fraud. Trump reportedly raised the idea of naming Sidney Powell, an attorney who represented Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for the role. Powell has also taken a very public role pushing the president's baseless claims of fraud.

Barr also contradicted the president on a third topic: the recent hack of U.S. government agencies. Cybersecurity experts and sources have told NPR that Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR, appears to be responsible.

The Trump administration has not formally attributed the breach, although Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that it was "pretty clearly" the Russians.

"From the information I have, I agree with Secretary Pompeo's assessment," Barr said. "It certainly appears to be the Russians, but I'm not going to discuss it beyond that."

President Trump, however, has disputed such assessments. On Twitter, he's accused the media of overplaying the severity of the breach, and he suggested it could have been perpetrated by China, not Russia.

https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-furious-after-doj-gave-them-what-they-wanted-1819372

Quote:Republicans Furious After DOJ Gave Them What They Wanted
BY THOMAS KIKA ON 8/13/23 AT 10:17 AM EDT




Several Republicans in Congress have been called out for slamming the appointment of a special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation, despite them previously advocating for the same appointment.

On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss as a special counsel overseeing the long-term investigation into the alleged criminal conduct of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden. Weiss, a U.S. attorney for Delaware appointed by former President Donald Trump, was previously overseeing the probe, which began in 2018, but will now have extended legal jurisdiction in his new role.

In June, Weiss—who was retained by the Biden administration, reportedly to avoid the appearance of interference—charged the president's son with failure to pay federal income taxes and illegally possessing a firearm, leading to a negotiated "sweetheart deal," as referred to by Republicans, between Hunter Biden's lawyers and federal prosecutors. That plea agreement never came to fruition, however, as both sides reached a legal impasse in late July when the question of sweeping immunity entered the conversation during a hearing in a Delaware courtroom.

In response to Friday's appointment, several Republicans came forward to criticize the decision. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, decried the move on Saturday, alleging that "Garland appointed David Weiss as special counsel because he knows Weiss will protect Hunter."

However, Blackburn's post went viral, receiving over 2 million views as of Sunday morning, among political circles on X, after a community note was added noting that she was among the over 30 Republican senators to sign off on a letter last September, calling for Weiss to be appointed as a special counsel. The letter said that Weiss would be able to "provide additional assurances to the American people that the Hunter Biden investigation is free from political influence."

Newsweek reached out to Blackburn's office via email for comment.
Among the other senators now criticizing Weiss's appointment despite signing the letter are Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Chuck Grassley of Iowa.

"This is a political decision by the Biden administration to fix their political problem. I think they poured gasoline on a political fire," Graham said during an appearance on NewsNation. "Mr. Weiss' team needs to be replaced with a new set of eyes."
Speaking with Fox News, Grassley acknowledged that he had signed the letter, while also saying that he now has "some questions about Weiss doing it."

Senator Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee Republican, appears at a political event. Blackburn is among the congressional Republicans who have been called out for opposing the special counsel appointment in the Hunter Biden case, despite previously calling for it.SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES

A similar letter calling for a special counsel in the Hunter Biden case was also signed off on by a number of House Republicans in April 2022. However, that letter did not specifically call for Weiss in the role. In a post to his official X account, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy specifically mentioned the recent plea deal brokered by Weiss as evidence for why he should not be the special counsel.

"If Weiss negotiated the sweetheart deal that couldn't get approved, how can he be trusted as a Special Counsel?" McCarthy asked.


The initial plea deal brokered by Weiss's team would have seen Hunter Biden plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges for his past failures to pay income taxes on time and would have avoided prosecution for a felony gun charge due to his history of substance abuse issues. Republicans widely disparaged the deal, suggesting that the president's son should have received heavier charges.


The deal fell through when U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, who is presiding over the case in Wilmington, Delaware, asked if the deal offered the president's son blanket immunity from prosecution in his plea dealings or only for his tax offenses. Both sides offered different interpretations of the plea, leading to a "null and void" agreement.