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It is so obvious that Merrick Garland is the most vile Attorney General. The most corrupt Attorney General. And the most dangerous for all our liberties Attorney General.
The Justice Department pushed for an aggressive approach in the search for classified documents at Donald Trump’s home, according to a senior FBI official who said the department overruled agents who wanted to try to gain the former president’s cooperation.
Steven D’Antuono, who ran the FBI’s Washington Field Office until his retirement late last year, said in a deposition released last week by congressional Republicans that he and his agents had recommended a “consent” approach, trying to have government lawyers talk to the former president’s lawyers about turning over the documents.
He said higher-ups decided they wouldn’t get cooperation so they approved the search, which saw 30 FBI agents swoop into Mar-A-Lago to pore through the former president’s home, including former first lady Melania Trump’s closet.
It was a different story for Hunter Biden, the current president’s son, when the FBI and IRS agents wanted to execute a search for documents they felt would build their tax evasion case. According to testimony by Gary Shapley, a senior IRS agent, they were stymied by prosecutors who not only told them to hold off, but tipped off Mr. Biden’s lawyers to the agents’ interest.
“The legal counsel for [Hunter] Biden was given all kinds of heads-up and notices, and they worked with him where that wasn’t extended to President Trump,” Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told The Washington Times.
He spoke just after Mr. D’Antuono’s testimony was made public and after Attorney General Merrick Garland had faced lawmakers for hours of grilling over the two cases.
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www.washingtontimes.com
The Justice Department pushed for an aggressive approach in the search for classified documents at Donald Trump’s home, according to a senior FBI official who said the department overruled agents who wanted to try to gain the former president’s cooperation.
Steven D’Antuono, who ran the FBI’s Washington Field Office until his retirement late last year, said in a deposition released last week by congressional Republicans that he and his agents had recommended a “consent” approach, trying to have government lawyers talk to the former president’s lawyers about turning over the documents.
He said higher-ups decided they wouldn’t get cooperation so they approved the search, which saw 30 FBI agents swoop into Mar-A-Lago to pore through the former president’s home, including former first lady Melania Trump’s closet.
It was a different story for Hunter Biden, the current president’s son, when the FBI and IRS agents wanted to execute a search for documents they felt would build their tax evasion case. According to testimony by Gary Shapley, a senior IRS agent, they were stymied by prosecutors who not only told them to hold off, but tipped off Mr. Biden’s lawyers to the agents’ interest.
“The legal counsel for [Hunter] Biden was given all kinds of heads-up and notices, and they worked with him where that wasn’t extended to President Trump,” Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told The Washington Times.
He spoke just after Mr. D’Antuono’s testimony was made public and after Attorney General Merrick Garland had faced lawmakers for hours of grilling over the two cases.
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FBI defied agents with aggressive approach to search of Trump’s home
The Justice Department pushed for an aggressive approach to search for classified documents at Donald Trump’s home after overruling agents who wanted to try to gain the former president’s cooperation, a senior FBI official said.
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