The Department of Justice responded to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Monday, denying a Jan. 13 request for information regarding its probe into classified documents found at President Biden’s home and private office.
#BREAKING: @Jim_Jordan and @RepMikeJohnson launch first investigation into @JoeBiden’s classified documents scandal. pic.twitter.com/sR8E5J2ZTd
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) January 13, 2023
"The Department’s longstanding policy is to maintain the confidentiality of such information regarding open matters," said Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs Carlos Uriarte in the letter.
"Disclosing non-public information about ongoing investigations could violate statutory requirements or court orders, reveal road maps of our investigations, and interfere with the Department’s ability to gather facts, interview witnesses, and bring criminal prosecutions where warranted,” the letter continues. “Maintaining confidentiality also safeguards the legal rights, personal safety, and privacy interests of individuals implicated by, or who assist in, our investigations.”
"...The Department’s longstanding policy is to maintain the confidentiality of such information regarding open matters."
— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) January 30, 2023
Plenty of Linder Letter cites
Question now is how Rs respond pic.twitter.com/upctUXXUnE
Russell Dye, a spokesman for Jordan, called the response “concerning, to say the least," while the House Judiciary Committee said it was "wrong."
“Our members are rightly concerned about double standard here, after all, some of the Biden documents were found at a think tank that’s received funds from communist China,” he said. “It’s concerning, to say the least, that the Department is more interested in playing politics than cooperating.”
And here's how Rs respond: " It’s concerning, to say the least, that the Department is more interested in playing politics than cooperating.” pic.twitter.com/wewE5ZU19m
— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) January 30, 2023
DOJ’s wrong to not comply with our investigations — even if the matter at hand is ongoing.
— House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) January 31, 2023
But now that the Houck case is over, will they answer our questions? pic.twitter.com/vXjfXz0CHP
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