{"id":583500,"date":"2023-07-20T03:17:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T00:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/five-takeaways-from-hunter-biden-irs-whistleblower-hearing\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T03:17:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T00:17:38","slug":"five-takeaways-from-hunter-biden-irs-whistleblower-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-hunter-biden-irs-whistleblower-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"#Five takeaways from Hunter Biden IRS whistleblower hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28a86f094c8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28a86f094c8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-hunter-biden-irs-whistleblower-hearing\/#Democrats_say_testimony_shows_common_disagreements\" >Democrats say testimony shows common disagreements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-hunter-biden-irs-whistleblower-hearing\/#Jordan_accuses_Weiss_of_changing_his_story\" >Jordan accuses Weiss of changing his story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-hunter-biden-irs-whistleblower-hearing\/#Shapley_undercuts_Garland_impeachment_effort\" >Shapley undercuts Garland impeachment effort<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-hunter-biden-irs-whistleblower-hearing\/#Greene_overshadows_hearing_with_%E2%80%98parental_discretion_advised_moment\" >Greene overshadows hearing with \u2018parental discretion advised\u2019 moment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/five-takeaways-from-hunter-biden-irs-whistleblower-hearing\/#Democrats_argue_GOP_distracts_from_injustice_for_Black_and_brown_individuals\" >Democrats argue GOP distracts from injustice for Black and brown individuals\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Republicans and Democrats sparred over the significance of the tax crimes investigation into Hunter Biden at a House Oversight Committee hearing that featured two IRS whistleblowers, with the GOP arguing the president\u2019s son was spared from true justice while Democrats argued he was thoroughly investigated by a team formed under the former president and led by a Trump-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed attorney.<\/p>\n<p>IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler and his supervisor Gary Shapley, who investigated Biden, expressed frustration over how U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss and other prosecutors handled the investigation, alleging authorities slow-walked the case and showed preferential treatment to the president\u2019s son.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The House Ways and Means Committee had first privately interviewed the two whistleblowers, releasing transcripts just days after prosecutors reached an agreement with Biden to plead guilty to two charges of willful failure to pay taxes.<\/p>\n<p>The nearly six-hour hearing relayed little information not already covered in the nearly 400 pages of testimony from the two men, with the whistleblowers saying they could not answer questions outside the scope of that testimony.<\/p>\n<p>But the hearing was revelatory about how both sides of the aisle could use that testimony.<\/p>\n<p>Here are five takeaways from the hearing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Democrats_say_testimony_shows_common_disagreements\"><\/span><strong>Democrats say testimony shows common disagreements<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)\" class=\"wp-image-4098456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/raskinjamie_071123gn01_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Democrats largely sought to cast the whistleblowers\u2019 complaints as common disagreements between investigative staff and prosecutors, who often have reservations about scoring convictions on evidence discovered by staff.<\/p>\n<p>Ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said the testimony showed a \u201ctraditional tug-of-war\u201d between investigators and prosecutors, using as an example the recent indictment of former President Trump on charges of mishandling classified documents, with prosecutors focusing on a small number of alleged crimes although investigators said they found more violations.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Shapley, though, pushed back on that assertion, saying that assistant U.S. attorneys and attorneys in the Department of Justice (DOJ) tax division had agreed with a number of recommended charges, though not all were ultimately pursued.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) similarly argued that investigators and attorneys often view a case differently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never met an agent who didn\u2019t want to charge every possible case. But what I noticed in five hours of testimony today is that neither one of you has ever mentioned a portion of the case that may not be so strong, or may be suspect or may have a defense,\u201dGoldman said, referencing his work as a prosecutor.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s because that\u2019s what the prosecutor has to think about before charging a case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ziegler testified that Weiss offered a rationale for not pursuing charges for some tax years, worried that testimony about Biden\u2019s personal life at that time could sour the changes of conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats also argued that, contrary to the whistleblowers\u2019 assertion, it sounded like Biden\u2019s tax history was subject to a rigorous review by investigators and prosecutors.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt sounds like Hunter Biden\u2019s taxes were subject to a great deal of scrutiny and rigorous review by a large team of expert investigators who had experience working complex cases.\u2026The time, personnel and all the resources devoted to this investigation make it abundantly clear that this investigation was taken seriously by both the IRS and DOJ,\u201d said Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile our witnesses here today may disagree with the U.S. attorney\u2019s decisions, it is undeniable that Hunter Biden was subject to a thorough and rigorous investigation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jordan_accuses_Weiss_of_changing_his_story\"><\/span><strong>Jordan accuses Weiss of changing his story<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)\" class=\"wp-image-4095829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/jordanjim_071323gn05_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Republicans\u2019 recent interest in impeaching Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland centers on a key detail from Shapley\u2019s testimony: Weiss, he said, sought and was denied special counsel status as a way to bring charges outside Delaware afterU.S. attorneys in other jurisdictions allegedly opposed bringing charges on their turf.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Weiss has said he never asked for special counsel status, instead being assured he would be granted special attorney status, governed under another statute, if he wished to file charges outside his district.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss has outlined in both a June 7 letter and a July 10 letter that he has \u201cnever been denied the authority to bring charges in any jurisdiction.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who also sits on the Oversight Committee, mischaracterized the letters, arguing that Weiss \u201cchange[d] his story.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened in between those two events?\u201d Jordan said of the letters. \u201cYour testimony went public. He goes, \u2018Oh, my goodness, I gotta change my story, because now the truth is coming out.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weiss\u2019s second letter includes more detail about his dealingswith DOJ leaders, saying he was assured he would be granted special attorney status if needed well in advance of the meeting where Shapley asserts he said otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you look at the letters he actually sent, he didn\u2019t change his tune at all. He said the exact same thing every time, and he even expanded the answer to be perfectly clear,\u201d Raskin said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Whether Weiss had interest in either of the two statuses is largely of interest to Republicans as a way to forward a potential impeachment inquiry into Garland, as he assured lawmakers that Weiss had \u201cfull authority\u2026to bring cases in other districts if he needs to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shapley_undercuts_Garland_impeachment_effort\"><\/span><strong>Shapley undercuts Garland impeachment effort<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Attorney General Merrick Garland\" class=\"wp-image-3944043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/garlandmerrick_032823gn07_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Shapley also undercut another key factor fueling the GOP\u2019s interest in impeaching Garland, saying he has no evidence that Garland intentionally misled Congress about Weiss\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear, although these facts contradict the attorney general\u2019s testimony and raise serious questions for you to investigate, I have never claimed evidence that Attorney General Garland knowingly lied to Congress,\u201d Shapley said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis for others to investigate and determine whether those letters contain knowingly false statements\u2026.I don\u2019t claim to be privy to United States Attorney Weiss\u2019s or Attorney General Garland\u2019s communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats suggested that the whistleblowers may have been confused over two statuses prosecutors can attain \u2013 appointment as a special counsel, versus the special attorney status Weiss was assured he could receive if desired.<\/p>\n<p>Ziegler in his testimony asserted he still believes a more independent status is needed by those handling the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still think that a special counsel is necessary for this investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Greene_overshadows_hearing_with_%E2%80%98parental_discretion_advised_moment\"><\/span><strong>Greene overshadows hearing with \u2018parental discretion advised\u2019 moment<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene\u00a0(R-Ga.)\" class=\"wp-image-4098458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/taylorgeenemarjorie_071123gn02_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest surprise in the hearing came when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) brought sexually explicit \u2013 but censored \u2013 posters of Hunter Biden in to make her point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore we begin, I would like to let the committee and everyone watching at home that parental discretion is advised,\u201d Greene said.<\/p>\n<p>Greene\u2019s questioning included her holding up small posters featuring graphic sexual photos from the laptop hard drive that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden, which were censored with black boxes.<\/p>\n<p>The faces of other involved in the sexual acts were censored with black boxes, but Biden\u2019s face is visible in the photos.<\/p>\n<p>Her focus on the explicit and salacious history of Biden, who has been public about his struggles with addiction, stands in contrast to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) indicating in the past that the focus of the committee\u2019s investigation of the Biden family\u2019s business dealings would not focus on his personal actions.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said that Greene\u2019s move to show \u201cpornographic images\u201d marked \u201ca new low\u201d for the committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrankly, I don\u2019t care who you are in this country, no one deserves that. It is abuse. It is abusive,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Democrats_argue_GOP_distracts_from_injustice_for_Black_and_brown_individuals\"><\/span><strong>Democrats argue GOP distracts from injustice for Black and brown individuals\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio)\" class=\"wp-image-3783113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=1280,720 1280w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=645,363 645w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=256,144 256w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=512,288 512w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=876,492 876w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=960,540 960w, https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brownshontel_121422gn_w.jpg?resize=50,28 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 899px) 100vw, 876px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Several Black lawmakers directly challenged Republican claims that the Biden plea deal shows a two-tiered system of justice, saying the argument minimizes the experiences of Black and brown Americans disproportionately impacted by the justice system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to address the way my Republican colleagues are attempting to co-opt the phrase \u2018two-tiered justice system\u2019 to make it sound like Trump and his cronies are somehow the victims here,\u201d Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is that the term two-tiered system of justice is meant to refer to the very real system that exists in the United States, and which affects black and brown folks, not powerful former presidents and their political allies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) listed off a number of statistics on disparities in the criminal justice system, including within IRS, asserting that Black taxpayers are audited at least three times more often than non-Black taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) also said Republicans were using the term improperly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepublicans and Trump complain about a two-tiered justice system, co-opting the language of the decades long civil rights movement for black lives and black freedom, a movement that they actually are actively looking to eliminate. There is a two-tiered justice system, but it\u2019s not about Democrats versus Republican,\u201d he said, before listing off a number of recent and historical examples, including those killed by police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Black, brown and poor people versus everyone else. And I won\u2019t accept when Republican politicians look to appropriate the language of the movement for black lives and civil rights, to fit a political agenda to defend Donald Trump.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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