The attorney for an unnamed IRS criminal supervisory special agent says his client has asked Congress for protections to speak out about allegations that a years-long, high-profile and politically sensitive investigation has been hindered by "preferential treatment and politics," according to a letter obtained by CBS News. That investigation is the one probing potential tax crimes by Hunter Biden, CBS News has learned.
"My client wants to come forward to Congress," said attorney Mark Lytle, who is representing the agent. He discussed his client's allegations with CBS News chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod in an exclusive television interview set to air on tonight's CBS Evening News and stream across all CBS platforms. "He's ready to be questioned about what he knows and what he experienced under the proper legal protections."
That someone from inside the long-running federal investigation is coming forward to voice concerns about the way it's being conducted adds to the already strange journey of the matter related to the son of President Biden. Mr. Biden left David C. Weiss, the Trump-appointed Delaware U.S. attorney overseeing the probe, in his post to avoid any appearance of interference. And Justice Department officials have vowed publicly to protect the probe from political influence.
Weiss had been acting head of the Delaware office at the time and received the endorsements of the state's Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, both Democrats.
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