Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel denied intervening to retaliate against a whistleblower in the Hunter Biden investigation, a report claims.
Werfel denied the allegations of retaliation in a May 17 letter to the House Ways and Means Committee, which was obtained by Fox News. In the letter, the commissioner said that the reassignment of the whistleblower was at the direction of the Department of Justice and was not his doing.
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"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," Werfel said.
"The IRS whistleblower you reference alleges that the change in their work assignment came at the direction of the Department of Justice. As a general matter and not in reference to any specific case, I believe it is important to emphasize that in any matter involving federal judicial proceedings, the IRS follows the direction of the Justice Department," he continued.
Werfel claimed that he reached out to Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russel George to learn more. However, he said that laws pertaining to an ongoing investigation mean he is not able to provide additional details.
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