FOIA lawsuit demolishes David Weiss's independence

David Weiss's independence from Merrick Garland's embattled DOJ just got demolished. Thanks to the Heritage Foundation's victory in a FOIA lawsuit, we now know that Weiss's office coordinated with Main DOJ. We know that thanks to The Federalist's reporting.

The Federalist's Margot Cleveland wrote "Mike Howell, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project, initiated the FOIA request and then filed suit against the DOJ after the Biden administration attempted to slow-walk the production. Howell told The Federalist the emails show that while Garland was claiming Weiss had the independence to bring whatever charges he wanted, Garland was 'simultaneously running communications from Weiss to Grassley through the political controls of Main Justice.' 'It is a slap in the face," Howell said."

It isn't surprising that Garland brought the communications into his control, especially after Weiss's confusing communications with Jim Jordan, the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. In his letter with Chairman Jordan, Weiss insisted that "he had 'ultimate authority' over charging decisions related to Hunter Biden."

Later in the article, there was this:

Weiss then claimed that, as Garland had stated, the Delaware U.S. attorney had "been granted ultimate authority over this matter, including responsibility for deciding where, when, and whether to file charges and for making decisions necessary to preserve the integrity of the prosecution…"
In this segment, AG Garland insists that Weiss had the authority to file whatever charges he wanted in whatever district of the U.S. he wanted:

Let's examine Weiss's independence or lack thereof:
Specifically, Jordan asked for information concerning the names of individuals who drafted or assisted in drafting the June 7, 2023, letter, as well as details concerning the drafting and dispatching of the letter.

Weiss responded in a June 30 letter that he was not at liberty to provide substantive responses to the questions concerning an ongoing investigation. The Delaware U.S. attorney then sidestepped questions about the DOJ’s role in drafting the June 7 letter, stating only that he “would like to reaffirm the contents of the June 7 letter drafted by my office” — a statement representing that the Delaware office had composed the letter.

Weiss then proceeded to "expand" on what he meant when he said in his June 7 letter that he had ultimate charging authority.

Then he wrote this:
As the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, my charging authority is geographically limited to my home district. If venue for a case lies elsewhere, common Departmental practice is to contact the United States Attorney’s Office for the district in question and determine whether it wants to partner on the case. If not, I may request Special Attorney status from the Attorney General pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 515. Here, I have been assured that, if necessary after the above process, I would be granted § 515 Authority in the District of Columbia, the Central District of California, or any other district where charges could be brought in this matter.
In other words, Weiss is just a puppet on AG Garland's string. Independence, in this instance, is a myth.

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