- House Republicans engaged in a heated exchange with Attorney General Merrick Garland during a Wednesday session, where they accused him and the Justice Department of utilizing the department’s activities to support President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and alleged the “weaponization” of the department.
- This congressional hearing marked Garland’s first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee in a span of two years, occurring at a moment of unprecedented significance for the department. Under Garland’s oversight, the Justice Department is handling two cases related to former President Donald Trump, marking him as the first former president to face criminal charges.
- Led by Representative Jim Jordan, the committee’s chairman, Republican members asserted that the Justice Department’s actions indicate a bias in favor of the Biden family while seemingly targeting their political opponent, Donald Trump.
