{"id":1954416,"date":"2023-06-22T16:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-irs-testimony-claims-doj-meddled-in-hunter-biden-investigation\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T16:28:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T20:28:41","slug":"bombshell-irs-testimony-claims-doj-meddled-in-hunter-biden-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-irs-testimony-claims-doj-meddled-in-hunter-biden-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Testimony: DOJ Interfered in Hunter Biden Probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbombshell-irs-testimony-claims-doj-meddled-in-hunter-biden-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1954416&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Then United States vice-president Joe Biden (L) and his son Hunter Biden (R) attend a women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-hunter-biden-still-owns-stake-in-chinese-equity-firm\/\" title=\"Report: Hunter Biden still owns stake in Chinese equity firm\">ice hockey preliminary game<\/a> between United States and China at UBC Thunderbird Arena on February 14, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.  (Photo by Bruce Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/daniel-baldwin\">Daniel Baldwin<\/a><br \/>1:11 PM \u2013 Thursday, June 22, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>A IRS whistleblower\u2019s testimony alleges the Department of Justice intervened in the investigation into Hunter Biden. The whistleblower details that the DOJ blocked two search warrants, stopped investigators from asking about the \u201cbig guy,\u201d and even halted a probe into a suspicious WhatsApp message.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIRS investigators say they found themselves hamstrung internally,\u201d said Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Jason Smith.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith says the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-irs-testimony-claims-doj-meddled-in-hunter-biden-investigation\/\" title=\"IRS Testimony: DOJ Interfered in Hunter Biden Probe\">testimony offers detailed evidence<\/a> that the federal government is \u201cnot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-received-preferential-treatment-from-irs-doj-over-felony-tax-fraud-investigation-irs-whistleblowers\/\" title=\"IRS whistleblowers allege that Hunter Biden was given special treatment by the IRS and the DOJ during the investigation into his felony tax fraud.\">treating taxpayers equally<\/a> when enforcing tax laws.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe testimony we have just released details a lack of U.S. attorney independence, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-doj-interfered-in-hunter-biden-tax-fraud-investigation-irs-whistleblowers\/\" title=\"IRS, DOJ Meddled in Hunter Biden Tax Fraud Probe: IRS Informants\">recurring unjustified delays<\/a>, unusual actions outside the normal course of any investigation, a lack of transparency across the investigation and prosecution teams and bullying and threats from the defense counsel,\u201d Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/c92r0mJH9VQ?feature=share\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The testimony showed that, when preparing to interview Hunter Biden\u2019s business associate Rob Walker, Assistant United States Attorney Lesley Wolf told investigators she \u201cdid not want to ask about the big guy and stated she did not want to ask questions about \u201cdad.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;[Wolf] did not want to ask about the big guy and stated she did not want to ask questions about &#8216;dad.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The IRS whistleblower testimony reveals the DOJ did not want investigators asking Hunter Biden or his associates about the &#8220;big guy&#8221; or &#8220;dad.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OANN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8vWhM3AtWZ\">pic.twitter.com\/8vWhM3AtWZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baldwin_daniel_\/status\/1671941085596090371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty to two counts of federal tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve a felony gun charge. But Smith says the IRS recommended a much harsher punishment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe testimony we released today shows the IRS recommended charges against Hunter Biden that included attempt to evade or defeat tax, a felony,\u201d said Smith. \u201cFraud or false statements, a felony, and willful failure to file returns, supply information, or pay tax. These tax crimes cover an estimated 2.2 million in unreported tax on global income streams to Mr. Biden and his associates from Ukraine, Romania, and China totaling 17.3 million from 2014 to 2019.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMr. Biden personally received 8.3 million,\u201d continued Smith. \u201cWhistleblowers detailed foreign payments to Mr. Biden, including $664,000 from the Chinese company State Energy HK, a large diamond worth $80,000 and a Porsche worth $142,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith revealed that the DOJ stopped a probe into a WhatsApp message dated July 30, 2017 where Hunter Biden threatened Chinese businessman Henry Zhao, saying his \u201cfather\u201d was sitting with him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Their warnings fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, a search warrant uncovered a text between Hunter and Henry Zhao, an executive at a Chinese company that paid Hunter $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>The text mentioned Joe Biden repeatedly.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators were not allowed to verify the information. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpqmrkppz1\">pic.twitter.com\/wpqmrkppz1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jason Smith (@RepJasonSmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJasonSmith\/status\/1671956734917705735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled,\u201d Hunter Biden wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction,\u201d Hunter Biden continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The whistleblower also claimed that the DOJ blocked two search warrants seeking evidence from Hunter Biden \u2013 one for Joe Biden\u2019s residence where Hunter was living and another for a storage locker for corporate documents. The whistleblower explained that Wolf rejected the warrant on Biden\u2019s home in 2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSo [Wolf] stated, \u2018The decision was whether the juice was worth the squeeze.\u2019 And also a statement made here was that she said that, well, we had to consider the optics of doing a search warrant on, you know, Hunter Biden\u2019s residence and\/or the guest house of President Biden,\u201d the testimony read. \u201cShe further states about the guest house of Joe Biden that there was no way we\u2019d get that approved.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith detailed the warrant on the storage unit, claiming Hunter Biden\u2019s attorneys had been tipped off on the possible search.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cInvestigators had probable cause to search a Northern Virginia storage unit in which Hunter Biden had stored files,\u201d Smith explained. \u201cAttorneys for Biden were made aware prior to any search, providing them valuable time to remove any materials that could be useful evidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe heard AUSA Wolf had simply reached out to Hunter Biden\u2019s defense counsel and told him about the storage unit, once again ruining our chance to get to evidence before being destroyed, manipulated, or concealed,\u201d the testimony read.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The whistleblower even confirmed that then-Vice President Biden met with officials from the Chinese energy company CEFC.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Walker went on to describe an instance in which the former Vice President showed up at a CEFC meeting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>IRS testimony obtained by Just the News alleges that federal prosecutors had evidence that then-VP Joe Biden showed up to a meeting with Chinese energy company CEFC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OANN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OANN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KJq7SsPJ3B\">pic.twitter.com\/KJq7SsPJ3B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baldwin_daniel_\/status\/1671940100228349957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National Political Correspondent Neil W. McCabe interviewed Project Veritas Senior Investigative Reporter Christian Hartsock about how PV\u2019s new CEO Hannah Giles is keeping the legacy of Andrew Breitbart alive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National Political Correspondent Neil W. 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