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IRS Whistleblower Exposes DOJ’s Delayed Actions in Hunter Biden Case
Joseph Ziegler, an IRS whistleblower and the second IRS employee assigned to the Hunter Biden case, spoke out on Friday about the Department of Justice’s handling of the investigation into the president’s son. Ziegler revealed that there were limitations on the evidence the agents could follow regarding potential tax crimes.
“We should be able to interview witnesses. We should be able to do all the proper procedures,” Ziegler stated during an interview on Fox News.
“I understand that this was a politically sensitive case, but at the end of the day, it was a matter of, ‘No, you can’t do that. Let’s think about it.’ And at the end of the day, we weren’t following all the evidence that we should have,” Ziegler added.
The whistleblowers accused Delaware Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf of obstructing their team from further investigating the case. Ziegler specifically mentioned a disagreement with Wolf regarding the search warrant for a storage unit in northern Virginia that held documents from Hunter Biden’s office.
According to Ziegler, Wolf prevented the agents from searching the storage unit and gave Hunter Biden’s lawyers notice about the intent to investigate, which hindered their progress.
“We didn’t have a seat at the table,” Ziegler explained. He referred to this incident as a “defining moment” that revealed the investigation was not following proper procedures.
Ziegler, an IRS special agent with a decade of experience, handled a majority of the tax evidence in the Hunter Biden investigation. He testified alongside another IRS whistleblower, Gary Shapley, before the House Oversight Committee.
The committee heard their allegations that the Justice Department favored Hunter Biden in the criminal investigation and that more serious charges should have been pursued. Hunter Biden recently reached an agreement with prosecutors to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges.
“In August of 2022, all four assigned prosecutors agreed to recommend prosecution of felony and misdemeanor charges,” Ziegler revealed. He emphasized the presence of “a ton of evidence that showed willfulness” in the case.
“When you work a criminal case, there’s a thing called willfulness, whether someone intentionally with knowledge either evaded their income taxes or filed a false return,” Ziegler explained.
On Thursday, Senator Chuck Grassley released an internal FBI document that allegedly implicated President Joe Biden in a bribery scheme during his vice presidency. Ziegler acknowledged the importance of this document in further validating evidence in the case.
Ziegler, a Democrat who has faced backlash from his own party for coming forward, emphasized the need to treat taxpayers equally and ensure justice is served.
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