One federal prosecutor who allegedly refused to prosecute Hunter Biden on tax evasion charges donated to President Joe Biden, and another in the private sector, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records. While working, he funded Vice President Kamala Harris.
President Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who led the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into Hunter Biden, has accused the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, respectively, on Hunter Biden for tax money. asked to file a complaint. According to the testimony of IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.
Weiss’ request was denied by Biden-appointed DC U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves and Biden-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California E. Martin Estrada, Shapley testified. Mr. Shapley said Mr. Weiss asked for special prosecutor’s authority after each request was denied, but Attorney General Merrick Garland denied his request. (Related: NYT confirms Justice Department prosecutor blocked charges against Hunter Biden)
In the 21st paragraph, the NYT hides that it has independent sources corroborating the claims of two IRS whistleblowers that David Weiss said he was blocked from filing charges against Hunter Biden in California. https://t.co/nH55AVQAJq pic.twitter.com/wSPKT4aiMG
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) June 27, 2023
Mr. Shapley said Mr. Biden’s 2014-2015 tax evasion allegations must be filed in Washington, D.C. before the statute of limitations expires. “But I was later told by Attorney Weiss that DCUS prosecutors would not allow Attorney Weiss to charge that age in his district,” he continued.
“This process means that no charges will be filed in the District of Columbia, and the statute of limitations on 2014 and 2015 charges will eventually expire. It involved income and income tax evasion schemes in partnership with convicted felons, possibly FARA. [Foreign Agents Registration Act] It’s an issue related to 2014 and 2015. The deliberate exclusion of 2014 and 2015 rendered the most serious criminal activity harmless and obscured a crucial fact,” Shapley added.
Graves was nominated by the Biden administration by recommendation D.C. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton. In November 2021, he said, he will become a federal prosecutor in DC and resigned as a partner at law firm DLA Piper. Official biography.Company’s website advertises support forDiversity and inclusion” and “Sustainability” initiatives.
When Graves worked for DLA Piper, he donated to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on two separate occasions. FEC record is displayed. Graves gave Biden $500 in April 2020 and $1,000 in May 2020 during the Democratic presidential primary. Prior to DLA Piper, Mr. Graves served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Fraud and Corruption Division, where he was promoted to Acting Chief of the Division in 2015.
Like Graves, Estrada was also nominated by President Biden and became a federal prosecutor in September 2022, just before prosecutors filed a case against Hunter Biden in the Central District of California, Shapley said. (Related: Introducing the US lawyer who allegedly interviewed Hunter Biden)
U.S. Attorney Leslie Wolfe, who allegedly thwarted an investigation into Hunter Biden, made a donation to an elected Democrat. She previously worked at a large liberal law firm.read all about it @dailycaller:https://t.co/uUgzdZVNG1
— Michael Ginsberg (@mikeginsberg98) June 28, 2023
“The prosecution said it filed a case in the Central District of California in mid-September, which coincided with the approval of Martin Estrada, who was appointed by President Biden as U.S. Attorney. I asked him to attend the presentation, but he refused,” Shapley testified.
“In January of this year, I learned that U.S. Attorney Estrada declined to press charges in the Central District of California. was unsuccessful,” he added.his account was independently verified new york times Via someone familiar with the situation.
Estrada worked in the private sector as a partner at the Los Angeles-based law firm Munger Tolles & Olson.Company’s the website says “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” have been the “foundations” of our firm since its founding in 1962. Law360 ranked Munger, Toles & Olson No. 7 among them for having a “high percentage of capital partners of color,” and the firm received a perfect score. From his 2020 Corporate Equality Index for LGBTQ activist group Human Rights Campaign.
In 2015, Estrada donated $500 to the Democratic primary campaign to secure then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris’ vacancy in the California Senate. FEC record is displayed. Harris served in the Senate from 2017 to 2021 and was sworn in as vice president.
Estrada previously served on the board of the Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation. The Foundation is a left-wing legal organization dedicated to “fighting for justice, fairness, and hope for those living in poverty throughout the Los Angeles metropolitan area.” 2020 Annual Report To read. He was also a board member of the Alliance for Children’s Rights, an advocacy group for foster children. came out to the contrary In February, Texas banned transgender medical services for minors.
Estrada was a 2015 Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, an organization that works to increase diversity in the legal profession, according to Estrada. its website. Estrada served as an assistant federal attorney for the Central District of California from 2007 to 2014, prosecuting various violent and organized crimes.
Hunter Biden was indicted June 20 on two misdemeanor counts of tax evasion and felony gun possession. He has pleaded guilty and his prison sentence will be circumvented. Weiss said the investigation into Biden was still ongoing shortly after his indictment was announced.
Shapley IRS testimony shows that Garland apparently lied in oath to Congress about the Hunter Biden investigation, and that the FBI knew Hunter Biden’s laptop was real in 2019. I confirmed that. Shapley’s testimony also uncovered threatening letters Hunter Biden allegedly sent to Chinese executives. The Justice Department delayed the Biden investigation, claiming Joe Biden was in the same room at the time.
The White House said Joe Biden “has not dealt with” his son or Hunter Biden. the lawyer said His client’s words were “his own and not related to anyone in his family.” Garland on Friday rejected Mr. Shapley’s allegations of interference in the Hunter Biden investigation.
House Republicans on the Judiciary, Oversight and Ways and Means Committees Thursday asked Weiss, Graves, Estrada and other Justice Department attorneys to testify about the Hunter Biden investigation.
