A CNN legal analyst claimed Friday that it was “not uncommon” for the Hunter Biden investigation to veer away from President Joe Biden.

Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee liberated On Thursday, depositions from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers alleging that Attorney General Merrick Garland and IRS Director Danny Warfel lied to Congress about their interference in the Hunter Biden investigation, which was reported Thursday. (Related: ‘I’ve Never Seen A Case Like This’: Ex-Trump AG Wonders How Hunter Biden Investigation Was ‘Handled’)

“This kind of disagreement is common between investigators and prosecutors,” former federal prosecutor Shan Wu told CNN News Central host Boris Epstein. “Sometimes one wants to be more aggressive and the other is more aggressive. So the fact that there are disagreements is not uncommon.”

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“This kind of disagreement is common between investigators and prosecutors,” former federal prosecutor Shan Wu told CNN News Central host Boris Epstein. “Sometimes one wants to be more aggressive and the other is more aggressive. So the fact that there are disagreements is not uncommon.”

The Justice Department announced on Tuesday that Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts, while a felony charge of falsifying documents he filled out when purchasing firearms would be addressed through a pretrial diversion program.

Whistleblowers also sent messages to Chinese business partners claiming that then-Vice President Joe Biden was with them during the payment dispute, according to Republican lawmakers. clarified.

“It’s not unusual in that it’s not allowed to be pursued not only by prosecutors but also by supervisors,” Wu said. “I’ve worked on cases where investigators, myself included, wanted to go one way, and an FBI director might say, ‘No, we’re not going there.'” That’s discretion. . ’ They feel it’s a fishing expedition. So it’s part of an effort to stay focused on that, and this is a discretionary decision. ”

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