An IRS agent is seeking whistleblower protections to come forward with information in the ongoing criminal investigation of Hunter Biden, according to a letter from the agent's attorney.
The letter, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and later obtained by CBS News, was sent to a list of congressional members on both sides of the aisle on Wednesday by attorney Mark Lytle, who is representing the unnamed agent. According to the letter, the career IRS criminal supervisory special agent has information that the investigation has been hindered by "preferential treatment and politics."
Several outlets, including the Journal, have confirmed that the investigation is the tax probe of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son. Federal prosecutors have been investigating the president's son for several years regarding taxes and a statement pertaining to a firearm purchase.
"Despite serious risks of retaliation, my client is offering to provide you with information necessary to exercise your constitutional oversight function and wishes to make the disclosures in a non-partisan manner to the leadership of the relevant committees on both sides of the political aisle," Lytle wrote in the letter.
Newsweek has contacted Lytle via email for comment.
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