Rep. Biggs Decries Biden DOJ for Re-Prosecuting Man Whose Sentence Was Commuted by Trump

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) speaks at a House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee hearing “The Fentanyl Crisis in America: Inaction Is No Longer an Option” in Washington on March 1, 2023, in a still from video. House Judiciary Committee Youtube/Screenshot via NTD

The Biden administration’s effort to retry former healthcare executive Philip Esformes is “a travesty of justice,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said at a congressional oversight hearing on June 22.

Convicted in a healthcare fraud scheme, Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2019.