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he article noted that Justice Department, in a bid to counter claims of wrongdoing by Republicans and regain control over the narrative, has offered Weiss as the ideal person to address these issues given his pivotal role and direct knowledge of the investigation. Fox News (07/24, Gillespie, Singman),

he article, this comes as House Republicans, led by Rep. Jim Jordan, continue to scrutinize the handling of the Hunter Biden probe and have demanded Weiss for a closed-door interview. The article noted that Justice Department, in a bid to counter claims of wrongdoing by Republicans and regain control

, from reaching shore. The story was also reported on by the New York Times (07/24, Goodman), CBS News (07/24, Montoya-Galvez), CNN (07/24, Alvarez, Rabinowitz), Fox News (07/24, Vacchiano, Gibson, Mears), Reuters (07/24, Beech, Singh), NBC News (07/24, Mitsanas, Kosnar, Mullen), NPR (07/24, Kim), Politico

s expressed not being the "deciding person on whether charges are filed." Sobocinski, who was present at the meeting in question, told Congress that Weiss never made such a statement. The article noted that when asked if he believed President Biden interfered in the investigation, Sobocinski responded,

ng Hunter Biden, never claimed he lacked authority to charge the president's son. According to the article, this counters Shapley's assertions that Weiss expressed not being the "deciding person on whether charges are filed." Sobocinski, who was present at the meeting in question, told Congress that W

aded not guilty, and any future sharing of classified information with them will be determined by specific court orders. CNN (09/13, Polantz, Sneed, Rabinowitz), The Hill (09/13, Beitsch), CNBC (09/13, Mangan), Bloomberg (09/13, Tillman), The Daily Beast (09/13, Ramirez), Independent (09/13, O'Connell), La

s to obtain the required testimony." According to the article, the Republican-led committees requested testimony from the DOJ officials — including Weiss, Los Angeles-based US Attorney Martin Estrada, and DC US Attorney Matthew Graves — in a June 29 letter to Garland. Also on the list, the article det

DOJ for all communications that "reflect, memorialize, or explain any decision on a request for regulatory or statutory Special Counsel Status" by Weiss, the lead prosecutor in the case against President Joe Biden's son. House GOP Demands DOJ Officials Testify On Alleged Hunter Biden Coverup The New

communications. The story was also reported on by the National Review (07/21, Zymeri), Axios (07/21, Sabin), The Hill (07/21, Beitsch), CNN (07/21, Rabinowitz), New York Times (07/21, Savage), The Register (07/21, Hardcastle), Reuters (07/21, Satter), Lawfare (07/21, Hickey), Fox News (07/21, Singman, Gibs

obles, Reilly), Forbes (06/27, Durkee), The Hill (06/27, Shapero), ABC News (06/27, Barr), Washington Post (06/27, Barrett), Courthouse News (06/27, Weiss), New York Times (06/27, Broadwater), Business Insider (06/27, Griffiths), CNN (06/27, Cohen, Grayer, Lybrand), NPR (06/27, Sprunt), MSNBC (06/27, J

a senior Internal Revenue Service investigator on the case that appeared to contradict Mr. Garland's assurances to Mr. Grassley and others that Mr. Weiss had all the freedom and authority he needed to pursue the case as he saw fit. The article noted that the IRS official, Gary Shapley, oversaw the age

27, Leonard), CBS News (06/27, Legare, MacFarlane), NBC News (06/27, Concepcion, Gile), CNBC (06/27, Mangan), Fox News (06/27, Wallace), CNN (06/27, Rabinowitz, Polantz, Herb), ABC News (06/27, Rubin, Steakin) also reported on the story. Over $200 Billion Potentially Stolen From U.S. COVID Relief Programs,

ly because so much of the investigative work in the Hunter Biden case had already been done. The article explained that the Justice Department said Weiss's office spent $182,683, while separately, other Justice Department offices spent $132,098. Officials, the article added, also filed what may be the

concluded that in all, Durham's probe has cost taxpayers more than $8 million since he was formally appointed a special counsel in 2020. CNN (01/05, Rabinowitz) noted that the report is the second released by the Justice Department since Smith was appointed special counsel. Last year, the article detailed,