Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) asked the Justice Department why a special counsel has not been appointed in its investigation of Hunter Biden, emphasizing a monthslong argument from Republicans over a double standard within the department.
"All we've said is, why isn't there a special counsel for the Hunter Biden issue? A number of us had inquired because, you know, these are — the special counsels for when there’s a conflict," Jordan said in a Sunday interview with Fox News' Maria Bartiromo."And there certainly seems to be a conflict when you’ve got a U.S. attorney investigating the son of the former candidate for president, current president of the United States.
"To date, you have declined to appoint a special counsel in this matter, despite appointing special counsels in other investigations. Your refusal to appoint a special counsel here is conspicuous in this context," Jordan said in the letter. Jack Smith was appointed special counsel over two of the DOJ's investigations into former President Donald Trump, one over classified documents discovered at his home in Mar-a-Lago and another into criminal referrals from the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, 2021.
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