Another whistleblower in Hunter Biden probe alleges retaliation.

Second IRS Whistleblower Claims Retaliation Over Hunter Biden Investigation

A second whistleblower at the Internal Revenue Service has come forward, alleging retaliation for raising concerns about the agency’s investigation into Hunter Biden. This comes just a week after the initial whistleblower claimed he was removed from his role in the probe for political reasons.

The new whistleblower has also raised concerns about officials at the Department of Justice hampering the investigation into the first son’s taxes, according to the initial whistleblower’s lawyers. Last month, the first whistleblower, a longtime IRS criminal supervisory special agent, asked for whistleblower protections to discuss bombshell claims that the Biden administration is showing “preferential treatment” toward the president’s son and holding back in the investigation. He also alleged that Attorney General Merrick Garland gave misleading testimony in March when he said that the U.S. attorney in Delaware, who has been in charge of the Biden probe since 2018, has been allowed to proceed without influence.

After coming forward, the whistleblower and his entire team were taken off the Biden probe.

The second whistleblower was also removed and threatened with criminal punishment, the Washington Examiner reported:

Both whistleblowers were removed from the federal investigation into possible Hunter Biden tax violations this month. Communications obtained by the first whistleblower’s lawyers show that the second whistleblower was threatened with allegations of criminal conduct after raising concerns about the handling of Hunter Biden’s case.

The lawyers for the initial IRS whistleblower, Tristan Leavitt and Mark Lytle, the president of Empower Oversight and a partner at Nixon Peabody LLP, respectively, fired off a new letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel on Saturday in which they outlined the alleged retaliation.

“Our client learned that one of the agents he supervises — the case agent on the case our client is blowing the whistle on — sent you an email” on Thursday in which the IRS case agent raised concerns about the Hunter Biden investigation, the lawyers wrote in a letter obtained by the Washington Examiner from congressional sources. But IRS leadership quickly responded “with accusations of criminal conduct and warnings to other agents in an apparent attempt to intimidate into silence anyone who might raise similar concerns.”

The IRS must desist from “intimidating,” the lawyers wrote, “lest they chill the disclosures of other IRS whistleblowers who may wish to come forward.”

Hunter Biden’s lawyer called the initial whistleblower a criminal for telling Congress about his concerns. It remains to be seen what will happen to the second whistleblower and whether their allegations will be taken seriously. But one thing is clear: the investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes is becoming increasingly controversial and politically charged.

Key Takeaways:

• A second whistleblower at the IRS has come forward, alleging retaliation for raising concerns about the Hunter Biden investigation.
• The initial whistleblower claimed the investigation was being stalled for political reasons and that the Biden administration was showing “preferential treatment” toward the president’s son.
• Both whistleblowers were removed from the investigation and the second whistleblower was threatened with criminal punishment.
• The controversy surrounding the investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes is becoming increasingly politically charged.