Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) signed the letter a day after Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) revealed that the Ukrainian businessman who allegedly paid $5 million apiece to Joe and Hunter Biden in 2015 and 2016 claimed to keep 17 audio recordings of the president and first son as “insurance.”

“The outstanding allegations of potential corruption and wrongdoing on the part of multiple members of the Biden family are deeply concerning, to say the least,” the four senators wrote to Garland, specifically mentioning the alleged bribes on behalf of Burisma Holdings owner Mykola Zlochevsky, as well as the first family’s Chinese business dealings.

“Given these concerning allegations that continue to come to light with each passing day, we urge you to appoint a special counsel to investigate any wrongdoing by President Biden and his family in their business dealings,” the senators wrote.

[As much as I hate special counsels, Garland may have no choice in this instance — especially since he’s hardly refrained from that option in the past. But these Senate Republicans may be giving Garland exactly what he needs … the political cover to pass the buck and bury the investigation. Jonathan Turley pointed this out earlier in alerting everyone that special counsel Robert Hur has all but disappeared since getting appointed to look into Biden’s unauthorized retention of classified material. It’s very easy for Garland to bury the bribery allegations for years by appointing someone to slow-walk an ‘investigation’ for the next couple of years. The House of Representatives is a much better option, and besides which, *it’s their job*. — Ed]