IRS Official: Lack of Help in Hunter Probe Frustrates Weiss

David Weiss, the special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden criminal probe, is reportedly worried about a lack of assistance from other federal prosecutors, IRS official Michael Batdorf told congressional investigators during closed-door testimony recently before the House Ways and Means Committee, Politico reports.

“Can he and his team prosecute in central California without the help of the U.S. attorney’s office, without knowing judges out there? Could he and his team do that? It was not whether if it was special counsel or special attorney. I’m not — those are DOJ [Department of Justice] processes. So he did not mention special counsel. He just mentioned, could [he] and his team prosecute it with everything?” Batdorf said in recounting Weiss’ concerns.

Weiss, who was appointed as special counsel in the case last month after Biden’s plea deal fell apart this summer, last week indicted Biden on felony gun charges.

The Politico report comes the same day Attorney General Merrick Garland dismissed GOP claims of a two-tiered justice system.

Garland also disputed claims that Weiss was unable to charge Biden anywhere in the country he wanted to.

“If (Weiss) wanted to bring a case in any jurisdiction, he would be able to do that,” he told the House Judiciary Committee.

Politico last week reported that an FBI agent told lawmakers that Weiss was denied help from the U.S. attorney in California when attempting to pursue tax charges against the president’s son.