Democratic lawmakers brought up the famous lynching case during Wednesday’s hearing on the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden.
Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost of Florida commented during his speech. hearing There, two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler He testified about the Hunter Biden investigation. Frost argued that Republican lawmakers who oppose a “two-tiered justice system” are trying to turn a blind eye to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots. (Related article: Kevin McCarthy says Biden family members ‘are treated differently’ after cocaine investigation ends)
Mr. Shapley and Mr. Ziegler testified that investigators were prevented from following investigative measures, including asking questions about possible involvement of Joe Biden.
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“There are two tiers in the justice system, but it’s not a Democrat vs. Republican issue. There is real history in this language, in this two-tier justice system,” Frost said. “It has a real history with Emmett Till, a real history with Breonna Taylor, a real history with George Floyd, the Central Park Five, Derek Diaz… an unarmed young man who was murdered in central Florida just a week ago, and a real history with the Groveland Four.”
The Justice Department announced on June 20 that Mr. Biden pleaded guilty to two tax misdemeanor counts, while the felony charge of falsifying documents he filled out when purchasing firearms would be addressed through a pretrial diversion program following an investigation by U.S. Attorney David Weiss. Republicans in Congress, Republican candidates for the 2024 presidential election, and legal experts alike criticized the deal, with some calling it a “sweet deal.”
Former President Donald Trump turned himself in on April 4 to face 34 felony counts of falsification of business records related to paying porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 in 2016 in exchange for signing a non-disclosure agreement with Trump’s presidential run, pleading not guilty to all charges in court. After Special Counsel Jack Smith secured a grand jury indictment on 37 charges, including espionage law violations, and the seal was lifted on June 9, President Trump pleaded “not guilty” to all charges in an arraignment on June 13.
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