Commissioner points finger at DOJ for purging Hunter Biden IRS whistleblowers
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Commissioner points finger at DOJ for purging Hunter Biden IRS whistleblowers
Commissioner points finger at DOJ for purging Hunter Biden IRS whistleblowers
The IRS commissioner has told US lawmakers he has not retaliated against whistleblowers, alleging a cover-up in the Hunter Biden tax crimes case and pointing the finger at the US Department of Justice. Justice.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel wrote to the House Ways and Means Committee on May 17, saying he had not intervened in the Hunter Biden tax probe to purge the team of an IRS whistleblower. According to Werfel, the IRS whistleblower team was abruptly removed from the investigation last week by order of the US Department of Justice. The IRS commissioner told the committee that he had already contacted the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to learn more about the case. He added, however, that he was unable to share details regarding the matter “in light of laws and policies designed to protect the integrity of ongoing proceedings.” Earlier, IRS whistleblower lawyers told Congress that the entire team that had been reviewing the first son’s tax crimes for the past few years was removed from the Hunter Biden investigation after the supervisory special agent of the IRS, whose identity is being kept secret, raised the red flag on the allegations of “preferential treatment and politics”. Lawyers suggested the takedown was based on the Justice Department order, which Werfel de facto confirmed in his May 17 letter. obligations so they can provide sensitive information about Hunter Biden to Congress for further investigation. Later, the New York Post reported that Attorney General Merrick Garland was the appointee whose sworn testimony to Congress was disputed. meet the standards in the probe for years. The first IRS whistleblower in the Hunter Biden case is expected to testify behind closed doors before the House Ways and Means Committee on May 26.
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The IRS commissioner has told US lawmakers he has not retaliated against whistleblowers, alleging a cover-up in the Hunter Biden tax crimes case and pointing the finger at the US Department of Justice. Justice.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel wrote to the House Ways and Means Committee on May 17, saying he had not intervened in the Hunter Biden tax investigation to purge a The IRS Whistleblower Team.
“I want to state unequivocally that I have not intervened – and will not intervene – in any way that would impact the status of any whistleblower,” reads the letter obtained by Fox News.
According to Werfel, the IRS whistleblower team was abruptly removed from the investigation last week by order of the US Department of Justice.
“The IRS whistleblower you are referring to alleges that the change in their work assignment came at the direction of the Department of Justice. Generally speaking and not in reference to any specific case, I think it is important to emphasize that in any matter involving federal legal proceedings, the IRS follows the direction of the Department of Justice.”
The IRS commissioner told the committee that he had already contacted the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to learn more about the case. He added, however, that he was unable to share details on the matter “in light of laws and policies designed to protect the integrity of ongoing proceedings.”
Earlier, IRS whistleblower lawyers told Congress that the entire team that had looked into the first son’s tax crimes over the past few years had been removed from the Hunter Biden investigation after supervisory special agent from the IRS, whose identity is being kept secret, raised the red flag. about alleged “Preferential Treatment and Politics.” Lawyers suggested the takedown was based on the Justice Department order, which Werfel de facto confirmed in his May 17 letter.
Previously, the House Ways and Means Committee ‘released’ the IRS agent in question and his attorneys from 6103 tax confidentiality obligations so they could provide sensitive information about Hunter Biden to Congress for investigation. further.
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