The House Judiciary Committee is set to conduct private, transcribed interviews with federal prosecutors this week as part of its ongoing investigation into alleged political interference in the probe into President Biden's son, Hunter Biden.
Martin Estrada, U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, is scheduled to appear before the committee on Tuesday, while Stuart Goldberg, a DOJ Tax Division attorney, is expected to sit for his interview on Wednesday. These interviews follow allegations of political bias and misconduct within the Justice Department agencies throughout the lengthy investigation into the president's son.
The committee's chairman, Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, has been in talks with the Justice Department for several months to arrange testimonies from federal prosecutors involved in the Biden investigation.
David Weiss, the Special Counsel overseeing the government's investigation into Biden, is now slated to appear for his transcribed interview on November 7 in a closed-door session. The Justice Department had initially proposed a public testimony for Weiss back in July. A source within the department informed Fox News that they would prefer Weiss to testify publicly.
In August, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Weiss as special counsel, granting him jurisdiction over the Biden investigation and any related issues that have arisen or may arise. Weiss, the U.S. attorney for Delaware, has been spearheading the Biden investigation since 2018. His appointment as special counsel came amidst allegations that political considerations had influenced or hindered prosecutorial decisions in the protracted investigation into the president's son.
In his inaugural action as special counsel, Weiss charged Biden with making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federal firearms licensed dealer, and one count of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. Earlier this month, the president's son pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Weiss has stated that the investigation into the president's son is still ongoing. His interview comes in the midst of House Republicans' impeachment inquiry against President Biden. However, the status of the impeachment inquiry remains uncertain following the removal of Representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, as House Speaker.
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