Merrick Garland claimed that allegations leveled by IRS whistleblowers against the DOJ's Hunter Biden investigation are 'opinion,' not fact.
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“Have you had personal contact with anyone at FBI headquarters about the Hunter Biden investigation?” Johnson asked Garland. “I don’t recollect the answer to that question, but the FBI works for the Justice Department,” he replied. “I’m sorry. I’m sorry,” Johnson interrupted. “You don’t recollect? You don’t recollect whether you’ve talked with anybody at FBI headquarters about an investigation of the president’s son?”
“I don’t believe that I did,” Garland affirmatively replied. “I promised the Senate when I came before it for confirmation that I would leave Mr. Weiss in place and that I would not interfere with his investigation.”AG MERRICK GARLAND: "Uh, I don't recollect the answer to that question"
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