Two whistleblowers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday about the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into Hunter Biden, amid multiple questions that remain unresolved.
IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley and another anonymous whistleblower will testify. House Oversight Committee About allegations of irregularities in the Justice Department investigation into the president’s son. (Related: Exclusive: Hunter Biden worked to secure US visa for Ukrainian oligarch allegedly involved in Biden bribery scheme)
Investigation: Hunter Biden and his business associates worked with Burisma founder Mykola Zlochevsky to try and obtain U.S. visas, according to an email seen by the investigative agency. @DailyCaller @Diana Glebova.
Zlochevsky allegedly involved in alleged bribery scheme involving Biden family
— James Lynch (@jameslynch32) July 14, 2023
Did Merrick Garland lie under oath in congressional testimony about Biden investigation?
revelation from Shapley and the other whistleblowers The allegations of conduct by U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden investigation, the slow behavior of other Justice Department prosecutors, and the allegations of Attorney General Merrick Garland’s interference in the investigation, have been submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee, and the judge continues to contest. there is Department. (Related: Introducing the US lawyer who allegedly interviewed Hunter Biden)
NEW: US Attorneys Who Clearly Refused To Charge Tax Evasion Charges With Washington D.C. And California’s Hunter Biden Donated To Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign And Kamala Harris’ Senate Campaign, respectively, FEC revealed in the records of @DailyCaller
— James Lynch (@jameslynch32) June 30, 2023
Is there more evidence that U.S. Attorney David Weiss has formally claimed the position of Special Counsel?
Shapley’s testimony appears to indicate that Garland lied under oath to Congress about his political interference in the Biden investigation, which is an accusation. Garland denied. Garland also denied Wyeth the ability to invoke special counsel powers on multiple occasions, which Wyeth denied in a letter to Republican South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham. claim.
“The story of U.S. Attorney David Weiss continues to change. ‘ should not have included the subject’s father’s political appointee because Congress and the public were assured not to do so, but it did,” Shapley’s attorney said. public statement.
Did Weiss have the power to prosecute Biden in Washington DC and California without special counsel status?
Weiss wrote in a letter to Republican Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan in late June that his prosecution authority was limited to his constituencies in Delaware, and that he could file charges elsewhere. He said it is the Justice Department’s practice to work with the district’s federal attorney’s office.An October 2022 email released by Shapley’s attorney showed Weiss had no final say over whether to prosecute Hunter Biden.
Shapley testified that he blocked federal attorneys appointed by Biden for the District of Columbia and the Central District of California from indicting Hunter Biden in Weiss’s district. His allegations regarding Washington, D.C. federal prosecutors have not been confirmed, and Shapley has not provided further evidence from the conference he referred to in his earlier testimony. The allegations of obstruction by federal prosecutors for the Central District of California were independently confirmed by The New York Times.
Will there be a response to the obvious falsehoods from Hunter Biden’s lawyers?
Hunter Biden’s attorney Abby Lowell wrote a letter to Republican Missouri Rep. Jason Smith, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, that allegedly spread lies about Shapley and another IRS whistleblower. Mr. Lowell rejected Republican warnings that he could face criminal prosecution for perjury if he lied under oath, accusing Mr. Shapley and another whistleblower of making false statements. bottom. perjury is felony punishable Up to 10 years in prison in the District of Columbia.
New attachment @stefwkight: Hunter’s attorney Abby Lowell wrote a scathing letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith over IRS transcripts, accusing him of “harming our client as a means of attacking his father.” It encouraged a misinformation campaign to give.”https://t.co/iat8DBcIFC pic.twitter.com/rkqQJtwkm9
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) June 30, 2023
Lowell’s letter claimed that Hunter Biden’s laptop email archive had not been verified and said text messages provided by Shapley to Chinese business people were fake. Shapley said the text messages were obtained from an iCloud search warrant and that the contents of Biden’s laptop were verified by many media outlets, including the Daily Caller News Foundation.
What additional information was discovered from Hunter Biden’s search warrant?
An IRS whistleblower has revealed texts Hunter Biden allegedly sent to Chinese business people, apparently while Joe Biden was in the room. “I am sitting here with my father and we want to understand why the promise was not fulfilled. That means tonight,” Hunter said. (Related: ‘Biden is the best’: House watchdog reveals startling text Hunter Biden allegedly sent to Chinese executives)
“So, when I get a phone call or an email from someone other than Z, you, Mr. Zhang, and the chairman, I have the ability to hold on forever between the man sitting next to me and all of his acquaintances.” I’m sure you’ll regret not following my instructions. I’m sitting here waiting for a call from my father. ”
To what extent was the FBI involved in the Justice Department’s alleged efforts to delay the Biden investigation?
The whistleblower has not released additional information about Hunter Biden obtained from the search warrant. Shapley’s testimony showed that the FBI knew the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop were genuine as of 2019. Further, Shapley testified that the FBI tipped off to the Joe Biden transition team about plans to interview Hunter Biden as part of the investigation, the details of which are not clear. It was confirmed to the House Oversight Committee by the Wilmington office and a former FBI supervising special agent assigned to the Hunter Biden investigation. The House Oversight Authority said in a press release on Monday:.
The former FBI agent said federal agents were instructed to stay away from the young Biden on the day of the interview. The House Oversight Agency said IRS and FBI agents were never given the opportunity to meet with Biden as part of the investigation.
Do IRS whistleblowers know who leaked information to the media about the Hunter Biden case?
In the letter, Lowell alleged that Shapley and other whistleblowers leaked details of Hunter Biden’s investigation to the Washington Post. Mr. Shapley’s lawyers strongly denied Mr. Lowell’s allegations and demanded that Mr. Lowell’s allegations be corrected, saying that the Washington Post knew they were not true.
Will IRS whistleblowers release more evidence of alleged obstruction by Justice Department prosecutors?
Additionally, Shapley and other whistleblowers accused Department of Justice prosecutors, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Leslie Wolfe of Delaware, of delaying the investigation into Hunter Biden.
Wolfe allegedly dismissed a proposal by IRS officials to search Hunter Biden’s locker in northern Virginia and Joe Biden’s property in Delaware, where Biden lived. According to whistleblower testimony, Hunter Biden’s attorney was tipped off by Wolfe about a possible search of Biden’s vaults, giving him time to move the evidence elsewhere.
Mr. Wolfe apparently participated in meetings with Justice Department officials, where his lawyers appeared to be suggesting that he would withdraw from the Justice Department’s protocol, whistleblowers said. No further evidence of Mr. Wolfe’s alleged obstruction of the Biden investigation has been made public. IRS Whistleblower Attorney tweeted on monday More evidence will emerge to corroborate the whistleblower’s testimony.
The first of many interviews corroborating the IRS whistleblower’s testimony. Same goes for documents…@GOPoversight @OversightDems @wasshoi_gop @ysmeans2019 @judiciaryGOP @HouseJudiciary https://t.co/RkrXv2gsmq
— Tristan Leavitt (@tristanleavitt) July 17, 2023
What areas of the Hunter Biden investigation were implicated in Joe Biden, and what should the Justice Department have investigated further?
Shapley later said in a Fox News interview that investigators were not allowed to ask questions about Joe Biden during the Hunter Biden investigation. The newspaper said he and another whistleblower, an unidentified gay man, accused the IRS of retaliating when they raised concerns with senior officials in the chain of command. House Ways and Means Committee.
Hunter Biden was indicted by Weiss on two counts of tax violations and felony possession of a firearm. He pleaded guilty and his prison sentence will not be served. Shortly after announcing the charges, Weiss said the investigation into Hunter Biden was still ongoing.
Weiss also wrote in the letter to Graham that the FBI continues to investigate alleged bribery schemes involving Joe Biden and Hunter Biden described in FBI documents seen by members of the Oversight Board. admitted to doing
House oversight officials have requested meetings with Garland, Weiss, Wolfe and other officials involved in the Hunter Biden investigation.
