House Republicans want officials from the Justice Department and the IRS to answer questions about allegations from whistleblowers that there was improper meddling in the investigation of Hunter Biden.
The chairs of the House Oversight, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees are seeking interviews with over a dozen officials involved in the probe of the president's son, including David Weiss, the U.S. attorney for Delaware.
Weiss, a Trump administration holdover, announced this month that he'd reached a plea agreement with Hunter Biden on tax-related charges after a sprawling five-year investigation. Biden is expected to plead guilty next month to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes.
Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith, R-Mo., sent letters Thursday demanding that Justice Department and IRS leaders make officials available to answer claims from two IRS whistleblowers that the investigation "was purposely slow-walked and subjected to improper and politically motivated interference."
“The federal government is supposed to work for the American people, but whistleblower evidence shows that several federal employees were working overtime to cover up for the Bidens. We need to hear from these federal employees and other witnesses about this weaponization of federal law enforcement power," the three said in a joint statement.
They warned that the committees "will resort to...
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