Bill Barr: 'Hunter Biden Investigation Warrants a Special Counsel'
Barr believes the credible allegations are enough for Attorney General Merrick
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Former Attorney General Bill Barr said President Joe Biden’s top law enforcement officer should support appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation.
Barr's remarks come following revelations by whistleblowers within the FBI that top brass was working to discredit allegations against the first son.
As CNN reported:
Trump-appointed U.S. prosecutor David Weiss is investigating Hunter and associates for tax violations and lying to law enforcement about illegally purchasing a firearm.
Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division, Matthew Olsen, on Thursday confirmed to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) in a congressional hearing the agency is investigating Hunter Biden.
The case has been largely under wraps until Monday, when Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) revealed “highly credible” allegations of efforts within the FBI and the Justice Department to downplay or dismiss negative information about Hunter Biden.
Barr believes the credible allegations are enough for Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel.
“[I]ntervening events, especially recent reports about FBI whistleblowers and the possible reach of the investigation, warrant adding the protections of special counsel status to assure that key decisions are made independently without political ‘favor,’” Barr told the Federalist.
Garland has previously refused to say whether a special counsel should be placed over the investigation to maintain a just probe.
But Garland promised not to interfere with the probe. “He is supervising the investigation and I’m not at liberty to talk about internal Justice Department deliberations, but he is in charge of that investigation,” Garland said of Weiss.
A special counsel would provide a degree of separation between Biden’s administration and the probe.
Constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley has said a special counsel should be appointed by Garland to study the Biden family business.
Turley noted Joe Biden has denied any wrongdoing by Hunter and may have influenced the ongoing investigation.
As Neon Nettle reported last week:
FBI insiders have blown the whistle to reveal a major taxpayer-funded operation by the agency to cover up negative stories about Democrat Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden.
A new report reveals that several “highly credible” whistleblowers from within the FBI have exposed a coordinated effort to bury any negative stories on Hunter Biden.
CBS reporter Catherine Herridge shared a letter that reveals the whistleblowers' allegations.
The letter is addressed to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland from Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
