George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Wednesday a “game of chicken” could lead to a “confrontation” between the Department of Justice(DOJ) and the GOP-led House Oversight Committee over providing documents related to a probe into Hunter Biden’s business deals.
Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky announced on Tuesday that the House Oversight Committee subpoenaed Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and the Secret Service, demanding documents related to allegations that Biden was tipped off about an interview as part of an investigation into his business dealings. “I think Comer has no choice but to pursue this evidence; Democratic members opposed the investigation in its entirety and said this is the way all criminal cases are handled, that’s what Representative [Dan] Goldman said,” Turley told “America’s Newsroom” co-hosts Dana Perino and Bill Hemmer. (RELATED: ‘What Is Congress Supposed To Do?’: Jonathan Turley Reveals How Biden Can Put ‘To Rest’ Impeachment Inquiry)
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“These seasoned IRS whistleblowers said no it’s not. An FBI agent said that it had not happened to him before,” Turley continued. “They were told to stay a block away from the house and they were eventually waved off. That’s pretty serious when you are talking about the president’s son. Moreover, the Secret Service and Homeland Security can clearly discuss this issue.”
Biden pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and a felony gun charge after a plea bargain announced June 20 collapsed when United States District Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned both the initial plea deal and a more limited revision during a July 26 hearing.
“We’re talking about a past effort to interview someone who now knows obviously that he was and continues to be a target. They can answer these questions,” Turley said. “So, this is going to end up with a confrontation between Congress and the administration. The question is why the administration is doing this. It’s like a game of chicken and they want to see if Congress jumps out first. Well, Congress can change the game. They could start an impeachment inquiry and they could say look, we want these answers and either you will give them to us or give a court to tell you to give them to us.”
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Zeigler testified about alleged interference with the investigation into Biden during a July 19 hearing held by the House Oversight Committee.
“An overwhelming amount of evidence uncovered by the Oversight Committee shows President Biden had knowledge and actively participated in his family’s influence peddling schemes,” a spokesperson for the House Oversight Committee told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “As the Committee works to gather additional evidence about President Biden and his family’s corruption, Chairman Comer continues to support an impeachment inquiry and will work with House leadership on efforts to hold this President accountable.”
The DOJ did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.
This article has been updated with a statement from the House Oversight Committee.
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