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“Thank you, Chairman Comer.
“The Ways and Means Committee is charged with ensuring that the tax code is enforced fairly. Clearly, the President only believes in making taxpayers pay their fair share if they don’t share his last name.
“These two courageous whistleblowers provided my Committee with devastating testimony showing that the government is not treating all taxpayers equally and that DOJ and the IRS gave preferential treatment to the President’s son during a criminal investigation into his taxes.
“These individuals in front of us today are credible, and sat for nearly 15 hours of interviews with both Republicans and Democrats. I personally took part in the interview of Mr. Ziegler. Here’s what we learned from the interviews:
“The IRS recommended multiple felony charges against Hunter Biden for tax years 2014 through 2019, relating to at least $8.3 million in income from foreign companies, including ones based in China, Romania, and Ukraine. And that is only the amount discovered despite the roadblocks and obstruction their investigation faced.
“The Department of Justice engaged in a campaign to delay, divulge, and deny that investigation.
“They delayed investigators for years, leading to the expiration of the statute of limitations for many of the crimes involved.
“They divulged key investigative details to Biden’s attorneys, and even the President’s transition team.
“And they denied investigators the ability to authenticate evidence,...
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