AG William Barr reportedly hid two federal probes into Hunter Biden for months

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tony Stark, Dec 11, 2020.

  1. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    https://nypost.com/2020/12/11/william-barr-hid-two-federal-probes-into-hunter-biden-for-months/

    AG William Barr reportedly hid two federal probes into Hunter Biden for months
    By Lia Eustachewich

    December 11, 2020


    Attorney General William Barr knew about two contemporaneous federal investigations into Hunter Biden for months — and worked to keep them from the public ahead of the election, according to a new report.

    The nation’s top law enforcement official avoided providing information about the probes to Republicans in Congress without explanation, a person familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal.

    One of the investigations was made public this week, when the 50-year-old son of President-elect Joe Biden disclosed on Wednesday that he was being probed for possible tax fraud.

    Hunter Biden is also implicated in a broader international financial investigation by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, two people familiar with the case told the Journal. That probe has been going on for at least a year. Hunter Biden, however, was never a specific target for criminal prosecution, according to the Journal.

    Barr is said to have been aware of the federal scrutiny — which dates back to 2018 — into Hunter Biden since before the spring. But how and when he first learned of the probes isn’t clear.

    Investigators worked to make sure news of the investigations didn’t become public before the presidential election, as per Justice Department guidelines that prohibit activity that could influence a political race.

    President Trump and his Republican allies have repeatedly urged the AG to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Bidens.

    “Republicans are pissed” at Barr, a senior Capitol Hill aide told The Post Friday after news of the pair of probes broke.

    On Thursday night, Trump railed against the timing, tweeting, “Why didn’t the Fake News Media, the FBI and the DOJ report the Biden matter BEFORE the Election.”

    Trump campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley also blasted mainstream media as a “punchline” for failing to pick up The Post’s exclusive coverage of Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings — revealing a trove of emails that showed him selling access to his father.

    “Covering this whole thing up and not allowing the American people to know it and to try and pretend as though the reason this doesn’t come forward is because it would affect the election — not bringing it forward affected the election as well,” Gidley said of Barr on Fox News Friday.
     
  2. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    Looks like Barr has been trying to redeem himself lately:cool:
     
  3. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    it's the post....i'll read up on it later
     
  4. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    Numerous outlets are reporting it.Barr could haved pulled a Comey and announced this before the election.He also did the right thing stating there was no fraud that would overturn the election.He is redeeming himself somewhat imo.
     
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  5. Bugenhagen

    Bugenhagen

    He did seemingly murder that Portland shooter fella, or maybe he is pissed Trump dragged him into another domestic killing. Seems to be wanting to seperate from the fart man's stink a bit alright. Of course that applies to both Trump and Rudy, both words for fart from my neck of the woods. I'll be glad when they are no longer lingering on the air.
     
    Last edited: Dec 11, 2020
  6. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    Barr is irredeemable. He can score all the brownie points he wants to save his neck from the upcoming DOJ, the old fart is scum
     
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