U.S. Attorney David Charles Weiss is coming under increasing scrutiny after he announced a probation-only plea agreement for Hunter Biden that has Republicans accusing the Justice Department of corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weiss on Monday again denied claims<\/u><\/a> by two IRS whistleblowers who alleged officials at the Justice Department, FBI and IRS interfered with Weiss\u2019 five-year investigation into President Biden\u2019s son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Weiss previously defended his probe of Hunter\u2019s financial dealings<\/u><\/a> after he announced in June that Hunter had agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax violations and enter into a diversion program for a felony gun charge, keeping him out of jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Weiss previously defended his probe of Hunter\u2019s financial dealings<\/u><\/a> after he announced in June that Hunter had agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax violations and enter into a diversion program for a felony gun charge, keeping him out of jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Critics call<\/u><\/a> it a sweetheart plea deal and are alleging the Department of Justice is operating under a two-tier justice system, which Attorney General Merrick Garland has denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n OBAMA-ERA EMAILS REVEAL HUNTER’S EXTENSIVE TIES TO NEARLY A DOZEN SENIOR-LEVEL BIDEN ADMIN AIDES<\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Weiss, a Philadelphia native, began his legal career in 1984 as a law clerk to Justice Andrew D. Christie of the Delaware Supreme Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Though he\u2019s a registered Republican, it doesn\u2019t appear that he\u2019s made any significant political donations, according to Federal Election Commission records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Weiss served as an assistant U.S. attorney from 1986 through 1989, where he prosecuted corruption, money laundering, and mail and wire fraud. He then spent a decade in the private sector, taking top positions at Duane Morris and The Siegfried Group, before he returned to serve as the first assistant U.S. attorney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BIDEN’S CLAIM TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF HUNTER’S BUSINESS DEALINGS IS BECOMING HARDER TO MAINTAIN<\/strong><\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In November 2017, Weiss was nominated as U.S. attorney by then-President Donald Trump after he was recommended by Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, who are both Delaware Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “David is a career prosecutor and dedicated public servant, longtime Delawarean, and valued member of our law enforcement community,” Coons said at the time. “I want to thank the White House for working with Sen. Carper and me to present an excellent nominee for U.S. attorney.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Weiss was later confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as the attorney for the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware on February 22, 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In February 2021, shortly after President Biden took office, the DOJ pressured Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys to resign, but Weiss was asked to stay on due to the Hunter Biden probe, which began sometime in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n