Matt Gaetz Asks Merrick Garland Point-Blank if the DOJ ‘Told President Biden to Knock It Off With Hunter’

Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz directly questioned U.S. Attorney General 👤Merrick Garland whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) has “told President Biden to knock it off with Hunter ” in a Wednesday hearing.

Gaetz pressed Garland on his involvement with the investigations of Hunter Biden by U.S. District Attorney of Delaware David Weiss, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, according to the House Judiciary Committee hearing. The congressman asked whether anyone at the DOJ has advised Biden to distance himself from his troubled son.

“I guess I’m just wondering Mr. Attorney General, has anyone at the Department told President Biden to knock it off with Hunter? I mean you guys are charging 👤Hunter Biden on some crimes, investigating him on others. You’ve got the president bringing 👤Hunter Biden around to state dinners. Has anyone told him to knock it off?” asked Gaetz.

“Our job in the Justice Department is to pursue our cases without reference to what’s happening in the outside world,” answered Garland.

“Just yes or no, have you done that?” said Gaetz.

“And that is what we —” said Garland.