McCarthy Hints at Garland Impeachment Over ‘Weaponization of DOJ’

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) hinted at a potential impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Merrick Garland after whistleblower claims that the Department of Justice interfered in the Hunter Biden investigation. 

For Context: Following Hunter Biden’s plea deal with federal prosecutors, two whistleblowers from the IRS told the House Ways and Means Committee that the Department of Justice gave the president’s son “preferential treatment.”

Key Quotes: On Sunday, McCarthy tweeted, “We need to get to the facts, and that includes reconciling these clear disparities. U.S. Attorney David Weiss must provide answers to the House Judiciary Committee. If the whistleblowers' allegations are true, this will be a significant part of a larger impeachment inquiry into Merrick Garland's weaponization of DOJ.” A White House spokesman responded in a statement sent to The Hill (Center bias) reading, “Speaker McCarthy and the extreme House Republicans are proving they have no positive agenda to actually help the American people on the issues most important to them and their families.”

How the Media Covered It: The whistleblower accusations were described as “damning” by the New York Post (Lean Right bias) and “explosive” by CNN (Lean Left bias). The New York Post reported that Garland has “long been in GOP crosshairs, amid concerns about the Justice Department unfairly targeting anti-abortion groups, Donald Trump, parental activists, and more.” CNN reported that accusations of a weaponized DOJ have been “central to how House Republicans approach their congressional investigations, though there is scant evidence backing up most of their claims.”