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Delaware U.S. attorney says Justice Dept officials gave him broad authority in Hunter Biden probe, contradicting whistleblower testimony
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Washington — The U.S. attorney in charge of the federal investigation into Hunter Biden said Justice Department officials assured him that he would be authorized to bring charges in jurisdictions outside of Delaware, according to a letter to Congress obtained by CBS News.
In his correspondence to Senate Judiciary Ranking Member Lindsey Graham, Trump-appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss said that he wrote "to clarify an apparent misperception and to avoid future confusion" connected to recent allegations by whistleblower IRS agents who worked on the Hunter Biden matter.
Last month, Weiss charged the president's son with two misdemeanor tax charges — to which Hunter Biden will plead guilty — and a felony gun charge that will be entered into a diversion program.
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