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Wait, were you serious?
May the bridges I burn light my way.
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A panelist on CNN this hour pointed out the timing was rather curious. Day after the votes that trounced them and made them look bad. Same day Ivanka is testifying about tfg and maybe they wanted to change the narrative.
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Hunter Biden prosecutor David Weiss says Justice officials never blocked him
In rare testimony to Congress by a special counsel, the Delaware prosecutor defends the handling of the politically sensitive case
By Devlin Barrett and Jacqueline Alemany
Updated November 7, 2023 at 2:48 p.m. EST|Published November 7, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EST
David Weiss, the federal prosecutor tapped to serve as special counsel investigating Hunter Biden, testified Tuesday behind closed doors to a House committee, telling lawmakers that he has had full authority over the case and has not been overruled at any point by other Justice Department officials.
It is highly unusual for the Justice Department to make a special counsel available for questioning by Congress before an investigation is complete. Weiss did so in large part to address lingering concerns raised by two IRS agents on the Biden case who earlier this year accused Weiss and other Justice Department officials of slow-walking their work. One of the agents said Weiss told him he wasn’t the decision-maker in the case.
Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware, has disputed that claim and did so again in his opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee.
“I am, and have been, the decision-maker on this case,” Weiss told the panel, according to a written copy of his opening remarks. “I do not, however, make these decisions in a vacuum. I am bound by federal law, the principles of federal prosecution and DOJ guidelines. As a result, there are processes that I must adhere to in making investigative and charging decisions. These processes did not interfere with my decision-making authority. At no time was I blocked, or otherwise prevented from pursuing charges or taking the steps necessary in the investigation by other United States Attorneys, the Tax Division or anyone else at the Department of Justice.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national ... -congress/
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And...Weiss was appointed by Trump. Biden kept him in place to avoid the appearance of political favoritism.
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Ahem - Mike Johnson does not believe there is sufficient stuff for an impeachment ....
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Reminds me of Giuliani going on Fox News and saying whatever he damn well feels, but playing it careful when he’s actually in court in front of a judge.
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There was no meltdown, but it was an interesting exchange.
MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch wrote: Wow! Rep. Moskowitz just called out James Comer for the $200K loan he gave his brother and Comer got incredibly defensive and had a complete meltdown. Moskowitz absolutely torched him.
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Republicans seem to be having some anger management issues today.
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Any ideas on what the Rs are trying to distract from with all this chaos? I fully expect some sort of "bombshell" in the next few days.
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Trump's New York civil trial is coming to an end.
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When is the government shut down vote due?
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Friday.
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That and Donnie’s woes may be why the Gopers are more unhinged than usual.
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https://x.com/GOPoversight/status/17248 ... 31677?s=20
Oversight Committee @GOPoversight wrote: BREAKING
We are calling on Kevin Morris to appear for a transcribed interview.
Kevin Morris is a Hollywood lawyer and Democrat donor who reportedly lent millions of dollars to Hunter Biden to help him pay back taxes and pay off his legal bills and China debt.
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Read the letter
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I gotta think the edges of the base have to get tired of the HB focus someday.
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Ok...there's so much in that letter.
Concern about "financial complexity" re the Bidens and businesses. Um...not a crime or unethical.
Loan to HB to pay his taxes - not a crime to give someone money. Is this guy even in any position that would benefit from help from the president.
So much concern about trading on a powerful person's/relative's "name" as a "brand" with which to get entrée or favors from people. Unprecedented!
How can they write a letter like this with a straight face?
Concern about "financial complexity" re the Bidens and businesses. Um...not a crime or unethical.
Loan to HB to pay his taxes - not a crime to give someone money. Is this guy even in any position that would benefit from help from the president.
So much concern about trading on a powerful person's/relative's "name" as a "brand" with which to get entrée or favors from people. Unprecedented!
How can they write a letter like this with a straight face?
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::eye roll gif::
Lots of language in there about creating guardrails to prevent family members from profiting off relation to VP/P. Zero awareness of how much more that applied to tfg and his "special assistants" nepo-appointments.
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Acyn @Acyn wrote: Comer on closed door deposition: This will be testifying in public but not in a chaotic scene where the Democrats who have already demonstrated that they can’t conduct themselves maturely
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Hunter dick pix are for a mature audience only. See, they have mature only hearings.
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