White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

In a closed-door testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in November.asserting he had full authority to pursue charges against Hunter Biden.

spanned five years over the course of both the Trump administration and that of his father.case agents previously assigned to the Hunter Biden investigation told lawmakers they recommended federal charges be brought against the presidents son for tax evasion and other violations but faced resistance and were told that then-U.Hunter Biden argues communications between Trump and former Justice Department officials during his presidency reveal more than a mere appearance that President Trump improperly and unrelentingly pressured DOJ to pursue an investigation and prosecution of Mr.

Attorney David Weiss was denied special counsel status at the time and not the deciding person to bring charges in the case.They alleged intentional slow-walking and an undeniable pattern of preferential treatment in the federal investigation into Biden.

A plea agreement between the government and Bidens team that encompassed both the unlawful purchase of a firearm and misdemeanor tax charges collapsed in July after a federal judge questioned the terms.

who testified before the bipartisan Jan.including an entry ban at South Korean ports of vessels that have visited the North.

South Koreas unilateral action aimed at punishing North Korea for its recent nuclear test will be an expanded version of Seouls existing sanctions designed to get Pyongyang to give up its nuclear and missile development programs.The government official said North Koreas trade with China rose by a smaller-than-expected pace this year from a year earlier.

North Koreas trade with China rose 2.a government official said Thursday.