Senate Republicans press Garland on Durham, Hunter Biden investigations

[DonViejo]

The Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol also dominated the first day of Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing.

By MARIANNE LEVINE and JOSH GERSTEIN

02/22/2021 12:41 PM EST

Republicans are pushing Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee, to commit to allowing federal prosecutors to press on with politically sensitive investigations into the Department of Justice probe of Donald Trump's ties to Russia and into the business affairs of Biden’s son, Hunter.

Asked during his Monday confirmation hearing whether he would commit to providing Special Counsel John Durham the resources to complete his investigation into the origins of the FBI's Trump-Russia probe, Garland told the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee that he needed to learn more but saw no justification at the moment for removing Durham.

“I understand that he has been permitted to remain in his position, and sitting here today I have no reason to think that that was not the correct decision,” Garland told Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley. “From what I know now, which is really very little to make any determination ... I don’t have any reason to think that he should not remain in place.”

However, Garland also appeared to suggest some of the issues Durham was assigned to explore already have been adequately investigated by the Justice Department’s inspector general as part of a report that found widespread errors and omissions in the FBI’s handling of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications.

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[DanieRains]

1. And Trumps Criminal Kids Too?

Ah c'mon.

[DanieRains]

2. And Jared

PPE lottery.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. And why military planes suddenly started landing at the tiny Scotland airfield that just happens

to also serve (one? both?) of Trump's hotel/golf resorts.