BOMBSHELL: IRS Testimony Claims DOJ Meddled In Hunter Biden Investigation
Then United States vice-president Joe Biden (L) and his son Hunter Biden (R) attend a womenâs ice hockey preliminary game between United States and China at UBC Thunderbird Arena on February 14, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
âIRS investigators say they found themselves hamstrung internally,â said Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Jason Smith.
Smith says the testimony offers detailed evidence that the federal government is ânot treating taxpayers equally when enforcing tax laws.â
âThe testimony we have just released details a lack of U.S. attorney independence, recurring unjustified delays, unusual actions outside the normal course of any investigation, a lack of transparency across the investigation and prosecution teams and bullying and threats from the defense counsel,â Smith said
The testimony showed that, when preparing to interview Hunter Bidenâs business associate Rob Walker, Assistant United States Attorney Lesley Wolf told investigators she âdid not want to ask about the big guy and stated she did not want to ask questions about âdad.â
"[Wolf] did not want to ask about the big guy and stated she did not want to ask questions about 'dad.'"
The IRS whistleblower testimony reveals the DOJ did not want investigators asking Hunter Biden or his associates about the "big guy" or "dad.
Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to two counts of federal tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve a felony gun charge. But Smith says the IRS recommended a much harsher punishment.
âThe testimony we released today shows the IRS recommended charges against Hunter Biden that included attempt to evade or defeat tax, a felony,â said Smith. âFraud or false statements, a felony, and willful failure to file returns, supply information, or pay tax. These tax crimes cover an estimated 2.2 million in unreported tax on global income streams to Mr. Biden and his associates from Ukraine, Romania, and China totaling 17.3 million from 2014 to 2019.â
âMr. Biden personally received 8.3 million,â continued Smith. âWhistleblowers detailed foreign payments to Mr. Biden, including $664,000 from the Chinese company State Energy HK, a large diamond worth $80,000 and a Porsche worth $142,000.â
Smith revealed that the DOJ stopped a probe into a WhatsApp message dated July 30, 2017 where Hunter Biden threatened Chinese businessman Henry Zhao, saying his âfatherâ was sitting with him.
Their warnings fell on deaf ears.
In August 2020, a search warrant uncovered a text between Hunter and Henry Zhao, an executive at a Chinese company that paid Hunter $100,000.
The text mentioned Joe Biden repeatedly.
Investigators were not allowed to verify the information.
âI am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled,â Hunter Biden wrote.
âI will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction,â Hunter Biden continued.
The whistleblower also claimed that the DOJ blocked two search warrants seeking evidence from Hunter Biden â one for Joe Bidenâs residence where Hunter was living and another for a storage locker for corporate documents. The whistleblower explained that Wolf rejected the warrant on Bidenâs home in 2020.
âSo [Wolf] stated, âThe decision was whether the juice was worth the squeeze.â And also a statement made here was that she said that, well, we had to consider the optics of doing a search warrant on, you know, Hunter Bidenâs residence and/or the guest house of President Biden,â the testimony read.
âShe further states about the guest house of Joe Biden that there was no way weâd get that approved.â
Smith detailed the warrant on the storage unit, claiming Hunter Bidenâs attorneys had been tipped off on the possible search.
âInvestigators had probable cause to search a Northern Virginia storage unit in which Hunter Biden had stored files,â Smith explained. âAttorneys for Biden were made aware prior to any search, providing them valuable time to remove any materials that could be useful evidence.â
âWe heard AUSA Wolf had simply reached out to Hunter Bidenâs defense counsel and told him about the storage unit, once again ruining our chance to get to evidence before being destroyed, manipulated, or concealed,â the testimony read.
The whistleblower even confirmed that then-Vice President Biden met with officials from the Chinese energy company CEFC.
"Walker went on to describe an instance in which the former Vice President showed up at a CEFC meeting."
IRS testimony obtained by Just the News alleges that federal prosecutors had evidence that then-VP Joe Biden showed up to a meeting with Chinese energy company CEFC.
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