Congressional Democrats are shrugging off an IRS whistleblower who wants to provide Congress with evidence that the Hunter Biden tax-crimes investigation has been thwarted for political reasons.
Democratic Party leaders are taking a wait-and-see approach to the complaint made public last week by the whistleblower’s lawyers alleging politically motivated, preferential treatment in an IRS criminal probe that Republican sources say involves President Biden’s son.
The IRS whistleblower also wants to provide Congress with evidence contradicting sworn testimony related to the Hunter Biden tax crimes probe that was provided to lawmakers by a senior political appointee, whom GOP sources identified to The Washington Times as Attorney General Merrick Garland.
A top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee downplayed the claim about Mr. Garland on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” one of only two Sunday talk shows that mentioned the IRS whistleblower letter that was made public days earlier.
“I am confident that Merrick Garland has conducted himself appropriately here,” said Sen. Chris Coons of Connecticut said when asked about the whistleblower’s allegation that a senior political appointee had provided a false statement in sworn congressional testimony.
Mr. Coons said the IRS agent should be provided whistleblower protections, but would go no further in lending credibility to his claims.
“I’ll remind you nothing’s been presented yet,” Mr. Coons said. “This person hasn’t come forward in...
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