Hunter Biden's lawyers are going on offense.
Striking back against his accuser is brand new this morning.
CNN has learned his legal team is demanding an investigation
into why a Trump aide had his banking records.
And they also want an ethics probe of Republican Congresswoman Marjorie
Taylor Greene.
Let's bring in our panel. She has all of this reporting. Paul.
Good morning.
This is a new I mean, they've been taking this
aggressive tack now for a few months, but this is significant.
That's exactly right, Poppy.
Over the past few months, as the criminal investigation
into Hunter Biden appeared to stall and as Republicans took over the House
and made it clear that Hunter Biden was going to be a focus
on Hunter Biden's legal team decided to take a much more aggressive
and in some examples, a litigious approach.
And this morning, we have multiple letters that they're firing off.
The first one, as you noted, is to the Treasury inspector general
seeking an investigation of former Trump aide Garrett Ziegler.
Now, Hunter Biden's legal team alleges that Ziegler has obtained
an posted suspicious activity reports known as SaaS.
They point to the fact that on a podcast late last year, Ziegler
claimed to have an insider as JPMorgan who is helping have obtained this.
Biden's legal team describes this as a conspiracy
to illegally post these records.
Now, we have reached out to an attorney for Ziegler
We're told by a source familiar with Hunter Biden's legal strategy
that he has been a top focus for them in this more aggressive approach.
They've also fired filed a lawsuit against Ziegler alleging
that he was harassing members of Biden's team.
The other letter, they're reaching out for an ethics inquiry
into Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene for public comments and allegations
she has made against Hunter Biden.
Now, we have also reached out
to the representative's team, but we have not heard back at this time.
Hunter Biden, Paula, is set to meet with the DOJ later this week.
What does this mean for the investigation?
That's right, Don.
We broke this news on Friday that there is a meeting expected this week
between Hunter Biden's legal team and a group of attorneys at DOJ.
Now, this is described to us as a routine meeting.
We are told that this was arranged at the request of Hunter Biden's
legal team, but they reached out in recent weeks
seeking an update and they received a routine,
what is described as a routine invitation to come in to DOJ and discuss the case.
Now, also in attendance, in addition to at least one top career
Justice Department official will be the Trump appointed us attorney
who's been overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden.
Thanks a lot of questions.
What exactly is going on with this investigation
that's been going on since 2018
but our latest reporting is that they have narrowed the charges
down to a potentially some tax crimes and possibly
one count of a false statement related to the purchase of a weapon
but that's been the status of the case since last summer
and there have been no public developments at this point of course.
He has not been charged.
It's unclear if he ever will be charged
but we're told by a source that this meeting
this week is unlikely to reveal the final disposition of this case.
All right.
So then you will keep reporting Paula.
Thank you very much. We appreciate it.
I don't ask you because an attorney for Hunter Biden has sent a letter
to the deputy inspector general requesting a review of a former Trump aide
who allegedly acquired and published online
these financial activities, these reports of Hunter Biden.
Do you believe that that should be investigated as well?
No one is above the law and both.
I have been very clear.
If someone has broken the law,
they should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law.
I don't care if they have an R or a D by their name.
And I will tell you, the American people, they don't trust Congress.
They don't trust D.C.
It's because they see people in power, people with money get away with things
that they could never get away with.
And so I'm all for investigating whomever is broken the law and hold them
to the fullest extent of the law.
Yeah, I think people just want evidence for those allegations.
Absolutely.
Congresswoman Nancy Mace, thank you for your time this morning. Thank you.