U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland faced a barrage of questions during his testimony before Congress, where he shifted responsibility to U.S. Attorney David Weiss for the slow progress of Hunter Biden's prosecution. He also repeatedly declined to disclose whether he had internally discussed the case with Weiss. Sitting before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning, Garland engaged in a heated exchange with Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), who insisted that the nation's top law enforcement officer could not evade questions regarding the investigation into the president's son by asserting he "would not interfere" with the case. "Let me ask you again, are you aware that FBI officials have testified before this committee, stating that Mr. Weiss had to navigate a cumbersome, bureaucratic process to bring charges in another judicial district?" Rep. Johnson inquired. "I am not aware of that, but I do not agree with that assessment," Garland responded. "So you believe these whistleblowers are providing false information?" Johnson pressed. "I did not state that. Their characterization of the process as cumbersome is a matter of opinion," Garland clarified.
When Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) questioned why other U.S. attorneys allowed the statute of limitations to expire on some of Hunter Biden's alleged crimes, Attorney General Garland responded cautiously, asserting that the decision to bring charges falls within the discretion of individual prosecutors.
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