Will President Biden’s documents scandal deflate the Justice Department’s investigation of ex-President Trump’s apparent hoarding of confidential documents at Mar-a-Lago, or will “intent” continue to distinguish the cases? What do you think of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of a special counsel in the case? (Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the new House Oversight Committee chairman, Rep. James Comer (R-KY) are not fans of special counsels – Comer says Congress can complete an investigation more quickly, per NPR’s Morning Edition.)

Should the House Oversight Committee investigate Biden’s confidential documents alongside the Justice Department’s special counsel? Write your thoughts in the Comment section below or in the left column, or email editors@thehustings.news.

Also in this column …

•Republican consultant Karl Rove tells Fox News that Biden’s confidential document grab is different from Trump’s (before revelations of additional documents in Biden’s garage). 

•Concessions Speaker McCarthy made to the MAGA-right House Freedom Caucus.

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