House Republicans launch investigation of Hunter Biden's deferred plea deal
House Republicans on Monday launched an inquiry into the Justice Department's plea deal with Hunter Biden, which was put on hold after falling apart in court last wee House Republicans have launched an inquiry into the Justice Department's plea deal with Hunter Biden, which was put on hold after falling apart in court last week. Three Republican-led House committees -- the Judiciary, Oversight and Ways and Means panels -- sent a letter on Monday to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding information and documents related to the agreement struck by federal prosecutors and President Joe Biden's son. The letter was signed by the chairs of the three committees, Reps. Jim Jordan, James Comer and Jason Smith. "Given recent unusual events relating to the Department’s plea and pretrial diversion agreements with Mr. Biden, we write to better understand the Department’s decision to sign off on such apparently atypical agreements," the lawmakers wrote. MORE: What to kno...