On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee released the testimony of two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers regarding claims that federal agencies acted to impede an investigation into the tax affairs of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden.
Gary Shapley, one of the whistleblowers, told the committee in a May 26 deposition that he had evidence that the Department of Justice (DOJ) "provided preferential treatment, slow-walked the investigation, did nothing to avoid obvious conflicts of interest in this investigation," the documents show.
He also said that Hunter Biden's attorneys had allegedly been tipped off about developments in the investigation and that multiple requests to bring charges in the case were denied.
The DOJ denied the whistleblowers' claims, stating that the U.S. attorney in charge of the case, David Weiss, had the authority to bring an indictment if he thought it was warranted.
While it is too soon to tell what the allegations amount to, the documents do reveal fresh details about the investigation into Biden's tax affairs.
House Republicans are investigating the overseas business dealings of Hunter and the Biden family, including allegations that Hunter's father, Joe Biden, used his public role when he was vice president to influence them.
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