The DOJ has minor crimes to hang on Hunter, the House committee has major racketeering and money laundering charges that tie in the immediate Biden family. The House does not want their investigations into things like the Laptop from Hell quashed because of the DOJ's penny ante case.
Does putting it out there that they do not want Hunter indicted before they are ready to present their evidence mean they can claim obstruction of justice if the DOJ does so anyways?
I wouldn't think so. I see this as more of a dare, or a notification to the honest rank and file of the DOJ to keep an eye on their leaders. It has certainly caught a lot of eyes.
To what purpose, I don't know. Seems to me that the House could have bypassed this possibility by making its presentation today, or even last week -- once that door was opened, the DOJ would be unlikely to be able to close it again.
The DOJ has minor crimes to hang on Hunter, the House committee has major racketeering and money laundering charges that tie in the immediate Biden family. The House does not want their investigations into things like the Laptop from Hell quashed because of the DOJ's penny ante case.
Does putting it out there that they do not want Hunter indicted before they are ready to present their evidence mean they can claim obstruction of justice if the DOJ does so anyways?
I wouldn't think so. I see this as more of a dare, or a notification to the honest rank and file of the DOJ to keep an eye on their leaders. It has certainly caught a lot of eyes.
To what purpose, I don't know. Seems to me that the House could have bypassed this possibility by making its presentation today, or even last week -- once that door was opened, the DOJ would be unlikely to be able to close it again.