An Internal Revenue Service whistleblower told Fox News host Brett Byer on Wednesday that investigators were “not authorized to ask questions” about Joe Biden.

IRS Special Agent Gary Shapley said: “We weren’t allowed to ask questions about the father, we weren’t allowed to be asked questions about big names, and we weren’t allowed to include specific names in paper requests or search warrants.” rice field. “Thus, we are no longer able to follow that set of questions.” (Related article: ‘Jaws dropped’: Ex-DOJ official reacts to ‘misconduct’ in Hunter Biden investigation)

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Republican member of the House Ways and Means Committee liberated In transcripts of depositions from IRS whistleblowers, one of them, Shapley, said Attorney General Merrick Garland and IRS Director Danny Warfel lied to Congress on Thursday about the Hunter Biden investigation. Stated.

“We were trying to follow the normal process and try to get to the bottom of it,” Shapley told Byer. “Ultimately, if it leads to another individual, we should follow it to determine what’s going on, but with regards to this investigation, I’m not aware of any previous actions that prevent me from proceeding with the investigation. There’s no doubt there’s been a stumbling block that we haven’t seen in 14 years.” Prohibiting other individuals from engaging with President Biden. ”

On June 20, the Justice Department pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of Mr. Biden, while the felony of falsely filling out a firearms purchase form was being investigated by US Attorney David and addressed through a pretrial diversion program. announced that it will be Weiss.

“If the prosecution does not allow the subject’s name to appear on the request for papers or search warrant, there is more likely that there is more information that we have not been able to find, but based on the financial records we have found. , they have been analyzed, the amount received was about 8.3 million,” Shapley told Byer.

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