Internal Revenue Service agents have claimed in whistleblower testimony the investigation was “slow walked” and the authority of the prosecutor in charge was curtailed by the Justice Department.
While the Hunter Biden case is far from typical, it touches on some of the more mundane but less-well-understood aspects of the criminal justice system.
Such an order, requiring approval in this case by Garland or another senior Justice Department official, gives the prosecutor what’s typically known as “special attorney” status.
This person is not subject to day-to-day supervision of the Justice Department, but must still comply with department regulations, policies and procedures.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COMPLICATIONS ON THE HUNTER BIDEN CASE?
Persons:
Merrick Garland, Hunter Biden, Garland, Joe Biden, –, what’s, David Weiss, Weiss, Biden, Hunter, Gary Shapley, Thomas Sobocinski, —, ” Sobocinski, “
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, —, Republicans, Justice Department, Internal Revenue Service, FBI, Drug, Administration, Homeland, Prosecutors, Department, IRS, Delaware U.S, Hunter Biden, HUNTER, Congressional Republicans
Locations:
U.S, Delaware, Washington and California