House Republicans are demanding answers from Special Counsel David Weiss’s top deputy in the Justice Department’s criminal probe of Hunter Biden.
On Tuesday, GOP House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio formally subpoenaed Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf to appear before lawmakers on Dec. 7.
“Information available to the Committee suggests that you — either directly or by instructing others — are responsible for many of the decisions to deviate from standard investigative protocol during the Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden,” Jordan wrote.
The letter accompanying the subpoena highlighted what federal whistleblowers allege was interference by Wolf, such as tipping off “people very close” to the Bidens about an FBI request for an interview and barring investigators from asking questions that might implicate the president in criminal financial schemes.
Documents released by the House Ways and Means Committee also reveal that Wolf “demanded investigators remove any references to Joe Biden from a search warrant related to a Hunter Biden Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) probe,” as my colleague Evita Dufy-Alfonso reported.
In Tuesday’s letter, Jordan explained Wolf’s “critical role” in the DOJ investigation of the Biden family is central “not only [to] the Committee’s oversight and … potential legislative reforms” but also to the ongoing impeachment inquiry Republicans opened in September. House Republicans held their first hearing in the inquiry nearly two months ago.
“Given your critical role you played in the investigation of Hunter Biden,” Jordan wrote, “you are uniquely situated to shed light on whether President
