Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers told the Ways and Means Committee that Hunter Biden received “preferential treatment” from the IRS per the request from the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) stated at a press conference following the hearing that the panel “heard whistleblower testimony alleging government abuse that has resulted in preferential treatment for the president’s son, Hunter Biden.”
Smith explained that the three main areas of focus with the whistleblowers included the federal government not “treating taxpayers equally when enforcing tax laws,” the Justice Department “overstepping” in the Hunter Biden investigation, and that “whistleblowers report they have received almost immediate retaliation.”
The charges the IRS recommended against Hunter Biden included a felony attempt to defeat or evade tax charge, fraudulent statements, and failure to file returns, information, or pay tax.
“And what plea deal did Mr. Biden just receive? A slap on the wrist for these charges that have put other Americans behind bars,” Smith said.
Reporting from The Epoch Times:
Smith relayed that testimony from whistleblowers “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. “This was a campaign of delay, divulge, and deny,” Smith said.
