You’ve probably been following the constantly evolving story of the whistleblowers who are contradicting statements made by Merrick Garland (sometimes under oath), Christopher Wray, and David Weiss. The story we were told about the investigation(s) into the actions of Hunter Biden and the lack of investigations into “The Big Guy” has come under more and more scrutiny. When the stories don’t match, somebody is either lying or incompetent, possibly both. But three committees in the House continue to tunnel into the evidence in search of the truth. Now, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has taken the next step on this journey and is saying aloud what we’ve all been thinking in a new op-ed for the New York Post. When this many pieces of the puzzle refuse to fit together for this long, “it smells like a cover-up.”
When a prosecutor shields his boss’s son from investigators, it smells like a cover–up. Garland’s DOJ did not aggressively follow the money. Why? Are they afraid of where that trail ends?
Recently, Weiss sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee disputing that his charging authority was limited. He later claimed he had not requested special counsel designation from Garland but admitted he had some discussions about obtaining authority to file charges in a district outside of Delaware. What Weiss and DOJ have failed to answer is why Weiss told a room full of IRS and FBI officials, “I am not the deciding person on whether charges are filed.”
Clearly, someone is not telling the truth, and Congress has a duty to get answers. To get all the facts, Weiss and others must testify before Congress, cooperate fully, and provide full access to their records.
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck… you know the rest. Garland and Wray have changed their stories, always pointing the finger of blame at others and insisting that everything was handled properly and no favoritism was shown. Is there anyone left following this story who actually believes that?
Testimony has been provided indicating that at least one of the prosecutors involved in these developments tipped off Hunter Biden’s attorneys about a possible search. Another stated clearly that there was sufficient evidence to justify a search warrant for one of Joe Biden’s houses. But the warrant was never requested because of “optics.” Do you think Donald Trump would have been spared any searches over optics? Would you be given a pass?
David Weiss, the Delaware U.S. Attorney in charge of the Hunter Biden probe, has also changed his story. He has variously claimed that he both sought and did not seek to be appointed as a special counsel. He has said that he requested prosecutions in Washington and California but was denied. He has also said that he was never denied. Six different whistleblowers kept records of a meeting where he said things that he now claims to have never said. All of these things can not be simultaneously true. So yes… someone is lying and it certainly smells like a coverup.
While we still need to get to the truth, another question is what is to be done about Garland and Wray in particular. We seem to be moving closer to the point where it will be clear that they lied under oath to Congress. And it would appear that they intentionally derailed multiple investigations for purely political purposes. But what’s to be done? They aren’t going to prosecute themselves. Yes, you might be able to impeach them in the House but the Democrats in the Senate would never allow them to be convicted.
McCarthy concludes by promising to keep doing the work and “get to the truth for the American people.” He also states that they will determine “whether a formal impeachment inquiry is necessary.” But he goes no further and doesn’t suggest what comes next if the impeachment efforts fail and the presumably guilty parties refuse to resign. There is far too much unchecked power that has accumulated in the Executive branch in general the Justice Department in particular. And once that power falls into the wrong hands, it’s becoming increasingly clear that there is little the public can do about it. Those are the next questions we need to be asking ourselves.
