McCarthy hints at impeachment inquiry into AG Garland

Speaker Kevin McCarthy hinted Sunday that the House could launch an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Merrick Garland — following bombshell whistleblower testimony that the top US attorney interfered with the investigation into first son Hunter Biden.

“We need to get to the facts, and that includes reconciling these clear disparities. U.S. Attorney David Weiss must provide answers to the House Judiciary Committee,” McCarthy, 58, tweeted.

“If the whistleblowers’ allegations are true, this will be a significant part of a larger impeachment inquiry into Merrick Garland’s weaponization of DOJ,” he continued.

The California Republican’s threat comes on the heels of damning IRS whistleblower testimony alleging that Justice Department officials hampered the tax fraud investigation of Hunter Biden.

Testimony from two IRS whistleblowers — IRS supervisory agent Gary Shapley and an unnamed agent — was made public on Thursday.

That testimony alleged that Delaware US Attorney David Weiss, who spearheaded the federal probe of the first son, wanted to bring federal charges against the younger Biden in the Central District of California and in Washington, DC last year.

However, he was allegedly denied by President Biden-appointed US attorneys Martin Estrada and Matthew Graves.

Shapley’s legal team summarized his testimony in a statement Friday, which McCarthy quoted on Twitter along with his impeachment threat.

“In an October 7, 2022, meeting at the Delaware U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Attorney David Weiss told six witnesses he did not have authority to charge in other districts and had thus requested special counsel status,” the statement said, noting that Shapley was one of the witnesses.

However, Garland previously told Congress that Weiss was advised that he “had full authority” when asked about his power in the Hunter Biden case.

During questioning before Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Garland noted that if Weiss wanted to charge Biden, 53, for something outside of his district, “he would have to bring the case in another district” and he “will have full authority to do that.”

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) wrote a letter to Garland questioning that claim in May.

The letter prompted a response from Weiss, a Trump appointee retained by President Biden, insisting that he had “ultimate authority” in the Hunter Biden inquiry while downplaying concerns of political interference.

In light of the whistleblower accusations, a cacophony of Republicans have called for Weiss to provide answers to congressional investigators.

Garland adamantly denied claims of political interference in the Hunter Biden probe after the whistleblower testimony transcripts were made public.

The attorney general has long been in GOP crosshairs, amid concerns about the Justice Department unfairly targeting anti-abortion groups, Donald Trump, parental activists, and more.

Earlier this year, House Republicans established a Select Subcommittee on the “Weaponization of the Federal Government” to examine these concerns.

Hunter Biden reached an agreement with federal investigators to plead guilty to two counts of failing to pay his income taxes and enter a pretrial diversion agreement for his alleged illegal possession of a firearm while addicted to illicit drugs.

A court hearing has been set for July 26.

Several Republicans, including the House speaker, slammed the deal for being merely a “slap on the wrist” for the scandal-plagued first son.