An IRS whistleblower who claims the Justice Department interfered with the Hunter Biden criminal probe says "he and his entire investigative team are being removed" from the investigation, according to a letter sent Monday by his attorneys to Congress.
One of the attorneys, Mark Lytle, met May 5 with members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees to discuss what the whistleblower could tell investigators and how he could do so without running afoul of taxpayer privacy laws. Lytle wrote in an April letter to Congress that the unnamed IRS criminal supervisory special agent could shed light on how the years-long, high-profile investigation had been hindered by "preferential treatment and politics."
On Monday, the agent and his team were told they were being removed from the investigation "at the request of the Department of Justice," Lytle and another attorney, Tristan Leavitt, wrote to Congress Monday.
A Justice Department spokesperson said the agency "cannot comment on the matter" and referred CBS News to Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who is overseeing the investigation.
"As to any investigation of Hunter Biden, as the Attorney General has said, that investigation is being handled by U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has full authority to make investigative decisions and to bring charges in any jurisdiction as he deems appropriate," the spokesperson said.
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