Smells like a coverup"
JAZZ SHAW 8:01 PM on July 12, 2023

"Smells like a coverup"Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP

You’ve probably been following the constantly evolving story of the
whistleblowers who are contradicting statements made by Merrick Garland
(sometimes under oath), Christopher Wray, and David Weiss. The story we
were told about the investigation(s) into the actions of Hunter Biden
and the lack of investigations into “The Big Guy” has come under more
and more scrutiny. When the stories don’t match, somebody is either
lying or incompetent, possibly both. But three committees in the House
continue to tunnel into the evidence in search of the truth. Now,
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has taken the next step on this journey and is
saying aloud what we’ve all been thinking in a new op-ed for the New
York Post. When this many pieces of the puzzle refuse to fit together
for this long, “it smells like a cover-up.”

When a prosecutor shields his boss’s son from investigators, it
smells like a cover–up. Garland’s DOJ did not aggressively follow the
money. Why? Are they afraid of where that trail ends?

Recently, Weiss sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee
disputing that his charging authority was limited. He later claimed he
had not requested special counsel designation from Garland but admitted
he had some discussions about obtaining authority to file charges in a
district outside of Delaware. What Weiss and DOJ have failed to answer
is why Weiss told a room full of IRS and FBI officials, “I am not the
deciding person on whether charges are filed.”

Clearly, someone is not telling the truth, and Congress has a duty
to get answers. To get all the facts, Weiss and others must testify
before Congress, cooperate fully, and provide full access to their records.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck… you know the rest.
Garland and Wray have changed their stories, always pointing the finger
of blame at others and insisting that everything was handled properly
and no favoritism was shown. Is there anyone left following this story
who actually believes that?

Testimony has been provided indicating that at least one of the
prosecutors involved in these developments tipped off Hunter Biden’s
attorneys about a possible search. Another stated clearly that there was
sufficient evidence to justify a search warrant for one of Joe Biden’s
houses. But the warrant was never requested because of “optics.” Do you
think Donald Trump would have been spared any searches over optics?
Would you be given a pass?

David Weiss, the Delaware U.S. Attorney in charge of the Hunter Biden
probe, has also changed his story. He has variously claimed that he both
sought and did not seek to be appointed as a special counsel. He has
said that he requested prosecutions in Washington and California but was
denied. He has also said that he was never denied. Six different
whistleblowers kept records of a meeting where he said things that he
now claims to have never said. All of these things can not be
simultaneously true. So yes… someone is lying and it certainly smells
like a coverup.

While we still need to get to the truth, another question is what is to
be done about Garland and Wray in particular. We seem to be moving
closer to the point where it will be clear that they lied under oath to
Congress. And it would appear that they intentionally derailed multiple
investigations for purely political purposes. But what’s to be done?
They aren’t going to prosecute themselves. Yes, you might be able to
impeach them in the House but the Democrats in the Senate would never
allow them to be convicted.

McCarthy concludes by promising to keep doing the work and “get to the
truth for the American people.” He also states that they will determine
“whether a formal impeachment inquiry is necessary.” But he goes no
further and doesn’t suggest what comes next if the impeachment efforts
fail and the presumably guilty parties refuse to resign. There is far
too much unchecked power that has accumulated in the Executive branch in
general the Justice Department in particular. And once that power falls
into the wrong hands, it’s becoming increasingly clear that there is
little the public can do about it. Those are the next questions we need
to be asking ourselves.