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U.S. Attorney David Charles Weiss is coming under increasing scrutiny after he announced a probation-only plea agreement for Hunter Biden that has Republicans accusing the Justice Department of corruption.<\/p>\n

Weiss on Monday again denied claims<\/a> by two IRS whistleblowers who alleged officials at the Justice Department, FBI and IRS interfered with Weiss\u2019 five-year investigation into President Biden\u2019s son.<\/p>\n

Weiss previously defended his probe of Hunter\u2019s financial dealings<\/a> after he announced in June that Hunter had agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax violations and enter into a diversion program for a felony gun charge, keeping him out of jail.<\/p>\n

Critics call<\/a> it a sweetheart plea deal and are alleging the Department of Justice is operating under a two-tier justice system, which Attorney General Merrick Garland has denied.<\/p>\n

OBAMA-ERA EMAILS REVEAL HUNTER’S EXTENSIVE TIES TO NEARLY A DOZEN SENIOR-LEVEL BIDEN ADMIN AIDES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Weiss, a Philadelphia native,\u00a0began his legal career in 1984 as a law clerk to Justice Andrew D. Christie of the Delaware Supreme Court.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Though he\u2019s a registered Republican, it doesn\u2019t appear that he\u2019s made any significant political donations, according to Federal Election Commission records.<\/p>\n

Weiss served as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1986 through 1989, where he prosecuted corruption, money laundering, and mail and wire fraud. He then\u00a0spent a decade in the private sector, taking top positions at Duane Morris and The Siegfried Group, before he returned to serve as the first assistant U.S. attorney.<\/p>\n

BIDEN’S CLAIM TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF HUNTER’S BUSINESS DEALINGS IS BECOMING HARDER TO MAINTAIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In November 2017, Weiss was nominated as U.S. attorney\u00a0by then-President Donald Trump after he was recommended by Sens.\u00a0Tom Carper and Chris Coons, who are both\u00a0Delaware Democrats.<\/p>\n

“David is a career prosecutor and dedicated public servant, longtime Delawarean, and valued member of our law enforcement community,” Coons said at the time. “I want to thank the White House for working with Sen. Carper and me to present an excellent nominee for U.S. attorney.”<\/p>\n

Weiss was later confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as the attorney for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on February 22, 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In February 2021, shortly after President Biden took office, the DOJ pressured Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to resign, but Weiss was asked to stay on due to the Hunter Biden probe, which began sometime in 2018.<\/p>\n

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent letters<\/a> to Weiss and Garland in June, demanding answers amid allegations from the whistleblowers suggesting the probe was slow-walked and influenced by politics.<\/p>\n

The whistleblowers alleged in testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee that Weiss was “constantly hamstrung, limited, and marginalized by DOJ officials as well as other U.S. Attorneys.” They testified that Weiss had requested to have special counsel authority, but was denied.<\/p>\n

“It is imperative these allegations are addressed head-on,” Graham wrote to Garland, questioning whether he was “aware of any request” by Weiss to be designated special counsel.<\/p>\n

Weiss responded in a letter Monday, saying he had not requested special counsel designation and reiterating that he has “never been denied the authority to bring charges in any jurisdiction.”<\/p>\n

The Justice Department has also denied the whistleblowers\u2019 claims, with Garland saying Weiss was “given complete authority to make all decisions on his own behalf.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Brooke Singman and the Fox News Brainroom contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/who-david-weiss-hunter-biden-prosecutor-comes-under-microscope-controversial-plea-deal <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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