Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney ADMITS he declined to prosecute Hunter for tax crimes and says it was because he was too 'short-staffed' and didn't have enough lawyers to pursue the case
California U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada confirmed claims by whistleblowers that he declined to prosecute Hunter Biden for tax crimes
Estrada told congressional investigators he didn't have enough lawyers to pursue the president's son
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By Kelly Laco, Executive Editor Of Politics For Dailymail.Com
Published: 17:27 EDT, 26 October 2023 | Updated: 08:54 EDT, 27 October 2023
A top Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney has confirmed he declined to prosecute Hunter Biden for tax crimes, bizarrely claiming he was 'resource-strapped' and didn't have enough lawyers to handle the case.
DailyMail.com reviewed the transcript of a closed-door House Judiciary Committee interview with Martin Estrada, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, which was conducted on Tuesday.
Estrada detailed a phone call he had in October 2022 with David Weiss, the U.S. Attorney in Delaware, who is leading the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden's alleged gun and tax offences.
During the call Weiss asked Estrada to partner with him on the Hunter Biden case - but he declined.
When asked by congressional investigators why he did not pursue charges against the president's son, Estrada said that he was short-staffed.
He said: 'I was down 40 AUSAs (Assistant U.S. Attorneys) at the time, so we were very resource-strapped.
'We were trying to hire as much as possible and had very limited resources. And every attorney you assign to a case means you can't do another case.'
Estrada added: 'And it seemed he (Weiss) didn't push back when I told him the situation, that we wouldn't be co-counseling, but he did express appreciation when I offered administrative support.'
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