Joe Biden, Merrick Garland Implicated in IRS Whistleblower Testimony

"President Joe Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland may face tough questions after Thursday’s release of the testimony of an IRS whistleblower. 

Republicans released transcripts of two whistleblowers, one of whom said he had seen evidence that Joe Biden was present when his son, Hunter, attempted to pressure a Chinese investor to send them millions of dollars. The whistleblower, IRS Criminal Supervisory Special Agent Gary A. Shapley Jr., also said that the Department of Justice had interfered in the effort to investigate Hunter Biden for tax crimes — contrary to Garland’s claims.

Here are five key questions:

1. Was Joe Biden in the room when Hunter Biden pressured a Chinese investor to send money? Biden has said, numerous times, that he has never discussed his family’s business interests. 

2. Did Merrick Garland block a request to appoint a special counsel in the Hunter Biden case? Merrick Garland told Congress that U.S. Attorney David Weiss in Delaware was given total freedom in pursuit of the Hunter Biden investigation, and that there was no involvement from the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. However, Shapley told Congress that Garland rejected a request from Weiss to appoint a special counsel, after the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia refused to prosecute Hunter Biden there.

3. Did Merrick Garland mislead Congress about Weiss’s ability to file cases in any state? In March, Garland told the Senate that U.S. Attorney Weiss would be able to bring charges against Hunter Biden, if necessary, outside of Delaware. But that did not happen, and Shapley testified that Weiss had been denied the ability to bring such charges in other jurisdictions, both in D.C. and in the Central District of California.

4. Did the Department of Justice slow-walk the Hunter Biden investigation to help Joe Biden? Shapley testified that career officials at the Department of Justice deliberately stalled the investigation of Hunter Biden’s tax violations so that they would hit the “window” before the 2020 presidential election and therefore have an excuse not to act, presumably to help Biden’s chances of defeating President Trump.

5. Did the Department of Justice obstruct justice by tipping off the Bidens? Shapley testified that Assistant U.S. Attorney Wolf warned Hunter Biden’s attorneys about potential aspects of the inquiry. In one case, she allegedly tipped them off about a possible search of Hunter Biden’s business documents." Breitbart

Whistleblower: DOJ Twice Prevented U.S. Attorney from Charging Hunter Biden for Greater Crimes

"Upon the committee’s vote to unseal IRS whistleblower evidence of alleged Justice Department political interference in the Hunter Biden tax probe, Smith said IRS whistleblowers allege that President Joe Biden’s DOJ twice prevented charges against Hunter Biden in Washington, DC, and California in 2022.

“Testimony shows that U.S. Attorney of Delaware David Weiss tried

to bring charges in the District of Columbia around March of 2022 and was denied. Weiss sought Special Counsel status from the DOJ in the spring of 2022 and was denied,” Smith told reporters. “And Weiss once again sought to bring charges in the Central District of California in the fall of 2022 and had that request denied in January of 2023.”

Smith also said the IRS recommended charges against Hunter Biden that were not approved by Garland." Breitbart

Blackburn: Hunter Gets ‘Sweetheart Deal for Lying on Background Check,’ Deja Taylor Gets 18-24 Months in Prison

"Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) tweeted her disgust with the Biden Department of Justice Wednesday, noting that Hunter Biden is being allowed to walk for committing the same crime that landed Deja Taylor an 18-24-month prison sentence." Breitbart

Ernst: The President’s Son ‘Illegally’ Obtained a Firearm and Got a Pass While ‘Lawful Gun Owners’ Are Under Fire

"Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) reacted to the Department of Justice’s plea

deal with Hunter Biden by noting that Hunter was given a pass on things for which lawful American gun owners would be punished.

As part of the deal, Hunter “admitted to illegally possessing a gun despite being a drug user.”

Although AFP described Hunter’s gun crime as “minor,” Breitbart News previously noted that the punishment for lying on an ATF form 4473–which is what Hunter allegedly did–in order to acquire a firearm is a prison sentence of up to a decade and/or upwards of a quarter of million dollars in fines. Those are the repercussions an average American could face for giving false answers on a form 4473 to conceal drug use." Breitbart

Joe Biden on Hunter Pleading Guilty to Tax, Gun Violations — ‘I’m Very Proud of My Son’

“I’m very proud of my son” President Joe Biden told a reporter Tuesday at an event in California after Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to two federal tax violations and one violation of gun laws.

It was the president’s first remarks on camera addressing the charges which Republicans described as a part of a “sweetheart deal” that allowed Hunter Biden to avoid more serious charges and jail time." Breitbart