U.S. Attorney David Weiss wrote in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) that he never sought authority to file additional charges against Hunter Biden in Washington, D.C. or California, disputing whistleblower accounts that he was denied the ability to do so.

“To clarify an apparent misperception and to avoid future confusion, I wish to make one point clear: in this case, I have not requested Special Counsel designation pursuant to 28 CFR § 600 et seq. Rather, I had discussions with Departmental officials regarding potential appointment under 28 U.S.C. § 515, which would have allowed me to file charges in a district outside my own without the partnership of the local U.S. Attorney,” Weiss wrote in the letter, CBS News reported.

The 28 CFR part 600 allows the attorney general to appoint a special counsel, which would allow a U.S. attorney to pursue litigation outside their normal jurisdiction.

“In this case, I’ve followed the process outlined in my June 30 letter and have never been denied the authority to bring charges in any jurisdiction,” Weiss added.

Whistleblower allegations

Whistleblower Gary Shapely said in testimony to the Ways and Means Committee that U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves prevented Weiss from bringing any charges against Biden in Washington, D.C.

“That process meant no charges would ever be brought in the District of Columbia, where the statute of limitations on the 2014 and ’15 charges would eventually expire,” Shapley said.

Shapley also said that Joe Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney E. Martin Estrada stopped Weiss from bringing charges in California.

“Prosecutors stated that they presented the case to the Central District of California in mid-September. That happened to correspond with the confirmation of the President Biden appointee to the United States Attorney, Martin Estrada. The case agent and I asked to participate in that presentation, but it was denied,” Shapley testified.

Story changing

If Weiss was prevented from charging Hunter Biden as a special prosecutor in those two jurisdictions, it would mean that Attorney General Merrick Garland lied under oath by saying that he never prevented charges from being brought.

Shapley responded to Weiss's letter by saying that his story keeps changing and that it didn't matter whether he had requested special authority.

"Under no circumstances should ‘the process’ have included the political appointees of the subject’s father, because Congress and the public had been assured it would not—but it did," Shapley concuded.

Statement from IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley's legal team on U.S. Attorney David Weiss's letter today to the Senate Judiciary Committee: "U.S. Attorney David Weiss’s story continues to change. As a practical matter, it makes no difference whether Weiss requested… pic.twitter.com/pucFanTgcx

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Wrongdoing apparent

It is apparent that Hunter Biden received special treatment because he was the son of a prominent politician, eventually the president. Prosecutors let the clock run out when they had all the information they needed years before to charge him with serious crimes, some of which could have implicated his father the presidential candidate and eventually, president.

All of Weiss's protestations won't change that fact, whether or not he manages to save Garland's butt meanwhile.