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Department of Justice
United States Attorney=s Office
District of Delaware
Hercules Plaza
1313 North Market Street (302) 573-6277
P.O. Box 2046 FAX (302) 573-6220
Wilmington, Delaware 19899-2046
June 30, 2023
The Honorable Jim Jordan
Chairman
Committee on the Judiciary
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Chairman Jordan:
This is in response to your June 22, 2023, letter, 1 wherein you renew your request for
materials related to whistleblower allegations made in connection with the investigation into
Robert H. Biden, and request additional information related to my response 2 to your initial
letter on this topic.
At the outset, I would like to reaffirm the contents of the June 7 letter drafted by my
office and reiterate that I am not at liberty to provide the materials you seek. The
whistleblowers’ allegations relate to a criminal investigation that is now being prosecuted in
the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. At this juncture, I am required
to protect confidential law enforcement information and deliberative communications related
to the case. Thus, I will not provide specific information related to the Hunter Biden
investigation at this time. But I will provide some general insight on two issues.
First, the Department of Justice did not retaliate against “an Internal Revenue Service
(“IRS”) Criminal Supervisory Special Agent and whistleblower, as well as his entire
investigative team… for making protected disclosures to Congress.” 3
Second, in my June 7 letter I stated, “I have 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, consistent with
federal law, the Principles of Federal Prosecution, and Departmental regulations.” 4 I stand
by what I wrote and wish to expand on what this means.
1 Letter from Rep. Jim Jordan, Chairman, H. Comm. on the Judiciary, to Hon. David C. Weiss, U.S. Att’y,
District of Delaware (June 22, 2023) (hereinafter, “the June 22 letter”).
2 Letter from Hon. David C. Weiss, U.S. Att’y, District of Delaware to Rep. Jim Jordan, Chairman, H. Comm.
on the Judiciary (June 7, 2023) (hereinafter, “the June 7 letter”).
3 June 22 letter at 1.
4 Id. at 1.
The Honorable Jim Jordan Page 2
June 30, 2023
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.
At the appropriate time, I welcome the opportunity to discuss these topics with the
Committee in more detail, and answer questions related to the whistleblowers’ allegations
consistent with the law and Department policy. It is my understanding that the Office of
Legislative Affairs will work with the Committee to discuss appropriate timeline and scope.
