Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) asked the Justice Department why a special counsel has not been appointed in its investigation of Hunter Biden, emphasizing a monthslong argument from Republicans over a double standard within the department.
“All we’ve said is, why isn’t there a special counsel for the Hunter Biden issue? A number of us had inquired because, you know, these are — the special counsels for when there’s a conflict,” Jordan said in a Sunday interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.
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“And there certainly seems to be a conflict when you’ve got a U.S. attorney investigating the son of the former candidate for president, current president of the United States. Why isn’t there a special counsel?” Jordan continued.
Jordan wrote a letter last week to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding documents and answers regarding the Justice Department’s investigation of the younger Biden, who is under severe scrutiny for his business dealings potentially interfering in U.S. foreign affairs.
“To date, you have declined to appoint a special counsel in this matter, despite appointing special counsels in other investigations. Your refusal to appoint a special counsel here is conspicuous in this context,” Jordan said in the letter.
Jordan, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, said on Sunday that the committee wants to know how that decision was made to forgo a special counsel, despite the appointment in several other cases.
Jack Smith was appointed special counsel over two of the DOJ’s investigations into former President Donald Trump, one over classified documents discovered at his home in Mar-a-Lago and another into criminal referrals from the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, 2021.
Robert Hur was appointed special counsel in the department’s investigation into classified documents found at President Joe Biden’s home and personal office. However, a special counsel was never named in the DOJ’s inquiries into the younger Biden’s infamous laptop or foreign business dealings.
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“It seems like there probably should be,” Jordan said.
The president’s son has not been charged by the DOJ, but reports in January indicated the junior Biden could be charged with illegal tax deductions.
