(Townhall) Devon Archer, the former friend and business partner of Hunter Biden, is set to testify for a closed door meeting before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.
This comes after Archer had already canceled many other opportunities. Now that he appears ready to finally do so, the Department of Justice (DOJ) sent a letter on Saturday asking for a date on when Archer is supposed to start his prison sentence for defrauding Native American tribes.
A report from POLITICO looked to emphasize that the letter won’t impact such testimony, but it’s still a pretty big coincidence:
Although a statement from Archer’s attorney wishes “[t]o be clear” that he “does not agree with that speculation,” the timing is awfully convenient. The POLITICO report goes on to mention how “the latest turn in the long-running conflict creates an odd backdrop.”
Speculation still abounds, even with the statement from Archer’s attorney. The New York Post’s Miranda Devine tweeted out the letter from U.S. attorney in the SDNY Damian Williams, calling it “highly unusual,” and adding it “Intimidates the witness” and “Discredits him by highlighting fraud conviction.”
Here you see the dual purpose of this highly unusual Saturday letter from SDNY gratuitously barging into Judge Abrams’ territory on eve of Devon Archer testimony to Congress.
1. Intimidates the witness; 2. Discredits him by highlighting fraud conviction https://t.co/4jDTQWggI6 https://t.co/6Tpa9MlFC4— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) July 30, 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) took notice of Devine’s tweet. “The DOJ is now actively committing the crime of obstructing a congressional investigation,” he noted in part of his retweet, also pushing for action if Archer does not show up for Monday’s meeting, and tagging Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).
In the replies, Stephen Miller noted that the DOJ’s action constituted felonies, with Gaetz asserting in subsequent tweets that Biden’s DOJ “is creating a Constitutional Crisis.”
The DOJ is now actively committing the crime of obstructing a congressional investigation. @SpeakerMcCarthy @RepJamesComer @Jim_Jordan
If Devin Archer isn’t in the witness chair Monday, we better haul every SOB at the DOJ before congress EVERY DAY to make them pay for this.… https://t.co/iL9RLBgHlf
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) July 30, 2023
The DOJ is creating a Constitutional Crisis.
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) July 30, 2023
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) retweeted Gaetz, pointing to how the situation “is getting to be Banana Republic territory.”
This is getting to be Banana Republic territory. They are moving from indicting their opponents to throwing witnesses in jail on the eve of Congressional testimony. https://t.co/gmS6oqcKI8
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) July 30, 2023
