A recent court hearing shed light on a judge's criticism of the Department of Justice's handling of subpoenas related to the Biden family investigation. District Judge Ana Reyes expressed concerns over the DOJ's apparent double standard in allowing attorneys involved in the Biden family probe to defy subpoenas, contrasting it with the case of former Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who faced consequences for a similar action.
During the status conference, Reyes highlighted the DOJ's decision not to allow DOJ lawyers Mark Daly and Jack Morgan to testify as part of the House Judiciary Committee's investigation into the Biden family and the impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The judge pointed out the disparity in treatment, noting that Navarro had been imprisoned for contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.