House GOP launches review of Hunter Biden 'sweetheart' deal with DOJ

The trio gave Garland until Aug. 14 to answer a multiple of questions related to the agreement, including the frequency with which the DOJ offers pretrial diversion agreements and which parties proposed which terms in the deal.

By Ben Whedon

Published: July 31, 2023 5:00pm

A group of House Republicans have demanded that Attorney General Merrick Garland account for the Department of Justice agreeing to an apparently unusual plea deal with first son Hunter Biden that offered him unusually lenient terms.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-OH, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-KY, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-MO, informed Garland on Monday that they had launched an inquiry into the matter following concerns from Judge Maryellen Noreika, who took exception to the deal's terms and postponed her approval of the agreement.

GOP letter to Garland

The lawmakers cited multiple allegedly unusual provisions, including a sweeping immunity that encompassed unrelated conduct, and a provision that required the judge to sign off on charges if Hunter broke the deal.

The trio gave Garland until Aug. 14 to answer a multitude of questions related to the agreement, including the frequency with which the DOJ offers pretrial diversion agreements and which parties proposed which terms in the deal.

They also requested that Garland provide them with documents related to comparable pretrial diversion agreements, communications related to such deals, a list of agreements similar to Biden's, and details about the ongoing investigation involving the first son.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.