Hunter Biden was ‘with Joe when he demanded cash from Chinese employee’: IRS whistleblowers reveal Justice Department TWICE refused to indict president’s son and failed to pay taxes on US$8.3million dollars in a bombshell testimony to Republicans
- David Weiss allegedly attempted to file charges against Hunter in Washington DC and California in the fall of 2022, and that motion was denied in January 2023
- The uncorroborated testimony was dropped as Hunter Biden agreed to an agreement that would see him plead guilty to two tax offences
- He will also avoid a prison sentence for gun crimes as part of a diversionary program
The powerful House Ways and Means Committee released a bombastic new whistleblower testimony alleging Hunter Biden failed to pay taxes on $8.3 million in earnings and the Justice Department denied attempts to to bring charges in other states.
The testimony revealed that US Attorney David Weiss – the Trump-era holdover prosecuting the case against Hunter Biden – had allegedly applied for special counsel status, but that was denied by the Justice Department.
Weiss also allegedly attempted to file charges against Hunter in Washington DC and California in the fall of 2022, and that motion was denied in January 2023.
But Weiss said in a letter to lawmakers earlier this month that the Justice Department had given him “ultimate authority” over when and where charges should be filed.
The uncorroborated testimony came from two IRS whistleblowers when it was revealed this week that Hunter Biden would reach an agreement that would allow him to plead guilty to two tax offenses and avoid jail time for gun crimes.
The powerful House Ways and Means Committee released a bombastic new whistleblower testimony alleging Hunter Biden failed to pay taxes on $8.3 million in earnings and the Justice Department denied it to file charges in other states
The testimony revealed that US Attorney David Weiss – the Trump-era holdover prosecuting the case against Hunter Biden – had allegedly applied for special counsel status, but that was denied by the Justice Department
Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., announced in a news conference that two IRS officials had alleged that the agency had charged Hunter Biden with tax evasion and false disclosures.
According to Smith, the whistleblowers said Hunter failed to pay $2.2 million in taxes on $8.3 million in foreign company earnings in Ukraine, China and Romania.
Smith said the statement also shows that the Justice Department attempted to “delay investigations until the statute of limitations was reached” and “released sensitive actions by the investigative team to Biden’s attorneys.”
In one example, a whistleblower claimed that the IRS wanted to search a storage unit in Virginia owned by Hunter Biden, but previously tipped off his attorneys.
In a July 2017 revelation of a text message from Hunter Biden to Chinese business partner Henry Zhao, the president’s son invoked his father to threaten Zhao with a payment.
“I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled.” in the text message.
“And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I will make sure that between the man sitting next to me and anyone he knows, and my ability to hold him forever, a grudge you will regret if you have not followed my direction. I’m sitting here waiting for the call with my father.’
According to Smith, the whistleblowers claimed the Justice Department was very slow in authenticating the message. They had obtained it in August 2020 after getting back the results of an iCloud search warrant.
“The messages contained material that we clearly needed to follow up,” the whistleblower said in a statement.
In the run-up to the 2020 election, the IRS had been “preparing for the time when we might take action openly” by seeking further leads in the case.
The statement also revealed that the investigation into Hunter Biden, codename Sportsman, was first launched in November 2018 as an offshoot of an IRS investigation into a foreign-based amateur online pornography platform.
According to Whistleblower 1, who is believed to be former IRS agent Gary Shapley, the IRS eventually realized they needed to search Joe Biden’s guest house, where Hunter had lived for a time.
“United States Assistant Attorney Lesley Wolf told us there were more than enough probable reasons for the search warrant, but the question was whether it was worth the effort,” the whistleblower said.