US attorney general denies interference in Hunter Biden investigation

The Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland, repeatedly denied this Wednesday that he had interfered in the investigation of Hunter Biden and insisted that he is not receiving orders from US President Joe Biden to save his son.

Garland, who appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, defended the work of David Weiss, who was appointed a few weeks ago as special prosecutor and who has accused Hunter Biden of lying about the purchase of a revolver in 2018 by denying that he used drugs.

The attorney general noted that “the Department of Justice works for the American people” and that what they are doing is following “the facts and the law.” “I am not the president's lawyer and I would like to add that I am not the prosecutor of Congress,” he explained.

“Distract” attention

Jim Jordan, the Republican who chairs the committee, accused the Department of Justice of treating Hunter Biden and former United States President Donald Trump (2017-2021) differently, who is being investigated and has been charged with several crimes.. Among them are attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “Four in five Americans believe there are two standards of justice,” Jordan said in his opening statement.

For his part, Democrat Jerry Nadler reproached Republicans for trying to create “an absurd impeachment trial” against President Biden to “distract” attention from Trump's growing legal problems.

Garland also declared that attempts by some Republicans to withhold or reduce funding for the FBI would be “catastrophic” for the United States, leaving it vulnerable to possible attacks from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and acts of domestic terrorism.