The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) refused on Monday to provide House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan any information related to President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents.
Assistant Attorney General Carlos Felipe Uriarte said to Jordan in a letter that there are numerous special rules governing special counsel investigations that prevent the DOJ from releasing such information, adding that disclosing nonpublic information about the investigation could compromise the probe.
“Your letter also requests non-public information that is central to the ongoing Special Counsel investigation,” Uriarte wrote. “The Department’s longstanding policy is to maintain the confidentiality of such information regarding open matters.
“Disclosures to Congress about active investigations risk jeopardizing those investigations and creating the appearance that Congress may be exerting improper political pressure or attempting to influence Department decisions in certain cases. Judgments about whether and how to pursue a matter are, and must remain, the exclusive responsibility of the Department.”
“This policy protects the American people’s interest in the evenhanded, dispassionate, and effective administration of justice. Disclosing non-public information about ongoing investigations could violate statutory requirements or court orders, reveal road maps of our investigations, and interfere with the Department’s ability to gather facts, interview witnesses, and bring criminal prosecutions where warranted,” he continued.
Jordan ordered earlier this month that the DOJ provide paperwork pertaining to the investigation, and also requested details regarding the selection of John Lausch, an attorney appointed by Trump, to carry out the initial review of the case and all documents between the DOJ, the FBI, and the White House regarding the classified records discovered at the Penn Biden Center and at Biden’s residence in November.
However, Biden has been using his influence to deter Republicans from investigating him. Last week, the U.S. Department of Treasury (USDT) also rejected the House Republicans’ request to provide any reports related to the Biden family’s suspicious financial records.
In a letter dated Jan. 11, House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer requested any “suspicious activity reports” used by banks to flag transactions they deem dubiously large from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as part of his panel’s investigations into offshore business and other activities by President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
Davidson then instructed Comer on Wednesday that “improper disclosure” of such information can undermine the executive branch’s “conduct of law enforcement, intelligence, and national security activities.”
