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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...

Scott Perry would not commit on Sunday to recusing himself from an expected House panel investigating the federal investigation of Jan. 6 Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., would not commit on Sunday to recusing himself from a possible House GOP investigation of the Justice Department's Jan. 6 investigation , even though federal investigators have looked at his role in the larger effort leading up to the insurrection and previously seized his cell phone.  "Why should I be limited? Why should anybody be limited just because someone has made an accusation? Everybody in America is innocent until proven otherwise," Perry told ABC "This Week" anchor George Stephanopoulos. "We're gonna investigate, and we need to we need to make sure that that these agencies aren't running amok and aren't out of control, which clearly they are," said Perry, the leader of the hard-right Freedom Caucus. On Monday Republicans will vote to approve a package of rules govern...

Trump's subpoena by the House Jan. 6 committee has been formally withdrawn The House Jan. 6 committee has formally withdrawn its subpoena of former President Donald Trump as the investigation comes to an end days before the next Congress, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.  The chairman of the committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson, informed Trump's lawyers of the decision in a letter on Wednesday -- citing the "imminent end" of the panel's work. "As you may know, the select committee has concluded its hearings, released its final report and will very soon reach its end," Thompson, D-Miss., wrote. "In light of the imminent end of our investigation , the select committee can no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena ." MORE: Jan. 6 final report reveals new details, calls for Trump to be barred from office The committee subpoenaed Trump in October, ordering him to turn over documents by Nov. 4 and to appear for ...