{"id":1955290,"date":"2023-06-23T13:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-reveals-what-hunter-biden-used-to-menace-foreign-officials\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T13:09:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:09:17","slug":"whistleblower-reveals-what-hunter-biden-used-to-menace-foreign-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-reveals-what-hunter-biden-used-to-menace-foreign-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblower exposes Hunter Biden&#8217;s intimidation of foreign officials."},"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%2Fwhistleblower-reveals-what-hunter-biden-used-to-menace-foreign-officials%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=1955290&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--><h2>Hunter Biden Used Father&#8217;s Name to Menace Foreign Officials, Whistleblower Reveals<\/h2>\n<p>Hunter Biden cavalierly invoked his father\u2019s name when Joe Biden was vice president to threaten foreign officials in order to line his pockets, according to stunning IRS whistleblower testimony.<\/p>\n<p>The chilling revelations were made in May to the House Ways and Means Committee by whistleblower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-smoking-gun-gop-reveals-message-hunters-phone-seems-implicate-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gary Shapley<\/a>, an IRS supervisory agent.<\/p>\n<p>They were made public Thursday in a damning <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Whistleblower-1-Transcript_Redacted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">212-page transcript<\/a> of Shapley\u2019s congressional testimony, which revealed that President Biden\u2019s administration bent over backward to treat Hunter with kid gloves despite shocking evidence of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-shield-hunter-biden-from-corruption-probe-despite-national-security-concerns\/\" title=\"House Dems Shield Hunter Biden From Corruption Probe Despite National Security Concerns\">alleged influence-peddling scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a July 2017 WhatsApp text from Hunter to Chinese investment manager Henry Zhao \u2014 the director of Harvest Fund Management \u2014 the younger Biden warned Zhao that he would be sorry if he didn\u2019t do what Hunter told him to do.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled,\u201d Biden wrote Zhao, according to Shapley. \u201cTell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I 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<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/whistleblowers-reveal-just-fraction-hunter-biden-wealth-including-huge-80k-diamond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden<\/a> concluded the threatening text message by again invoking his father, who was then vice president of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sitting here waiting for the call with my father,\u201d he reiterated menacingly.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Their warnings fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2020, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-says-they-uncovered-isis-plot-to-assassinate-george-w-bush-in-dallas\/\" title=\"FBI Says They Uncovered ISIS Plot to Assassinate George W. Bush in Dallas\">search warrant uncovered<\/a> 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?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>IRS whistleblowers said the text exchange resulted in Zhao sending a $100,000 payment to Hunter\u2019s firm Owasco P.C., according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/22\/hunter-biden-used-joe-as-leverage-in-china-biz-deal-text\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 WhatsApp text contradicts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-impeachment-bill-passes-house-happens-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the president\u2019s<\/a> repeated claims that he had nothing to do with his son\u2019s business activities, in which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whistleblower-reveals-what-hunter-biden-used-to-menace-foreign-officials\/\" title=\"Whistleblower exposes Hunter Biden's intimidation of foreign officials.\">drug addict allegedly traded access<\/a> to his father in exchange for large amounts of cash.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Jason Smith: Whistleblowers say Biden\u2019s DOJ directly interfered in the Hunter Biden criminal investigation \u2014 and even stopped a probe into \u201ca WhatsApp message in which Hunter Biden demands payment from Chinese officials, noting that his father is in the room.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ddMa4OJzLT\">pic.twitter.com\/ddMa4OJzLT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1671933219334242305?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Thursday, Republican Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri \u2014 the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee \u2014 said his committee released the testimony of two IRS whistleblowers who had worked on Hunter Biden\u2019s tax evasion case to sound the alarm on the gross misconduct and abuse perpetrated by the IRS and the FBI in their shoddy investigation of the president\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<h3>Should a criminal probe be launched against Hunter Biden?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should a criminal probe be launched against Hunter Biden?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100% (18 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe allegations point to a steady campaign of: unequal treatment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ira-mehlman-democrats-beef-up-tax-enforcement-but-let-immigration-enforcement-languish\/\" title=\"Ira Mehlman: Democrats Beef Up Tax Enforcement, But Let Immigration Enforcement Languish\">enforcing tax law<\/a>; Department of Justice (DOJ) interference in the form of delays, divulgences, and denials, into the investigation of tax crimes that may have been committed by the President\u2019s son; and finally, retaliation against IRS employees who blew the whistle on the misconduct,\u201d Smith said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/smith-testimony-of-irs-employees-reveals-biden-irs-doj-interfered-in-tax-investigation-of-hunter-biden-revealing-preferential-treatment-for-wealthy-and-politically-connected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Smith added: \u201cThe preferential treatment Hunter Biden received would never have been granted to ordinary Americans \u2026 Whistleblowers describe how the Biden Justice Department intervened and overstepped in a campaign to protect the son of Joe Biden by delaying, divulging, and denying an ongoing investigation into Hunter Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antivirus-software-entrepreneur-john-mcafee-tries-to-halt-extradition-to-u-s-over-alleged-tax-crimes\/\" title=\"Antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee tries to halt extradition to U.S. over alleged tax crimes\">alleged tax crimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe testimony shows tactics used by the Justice Department to delay the investigation long enough to reach the statute of limitations, evidence they divulged sensitive actions by the investigative team to Biden\u2019s attorneys, and denied requests by the U.S. Attorney to bring charges against Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He underscored that IRS whistleblowers were retaliated against and removed from the investigation after they raised their concerns to their supervisors.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the congressman said, the president\u2019s son was allowed to strike a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-says-system-fair-hunter-biden-charged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sweetheart plea deal<\/a> \u201cdespite the fact that IRS officials recommended that Hunter Biden be charged with criminal activity that includes attempts to evade or defeat taxes, fraud and false statements, and willful failures to file returns, supply information, or pay taxes for over $8.3 million in income.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Smith noted that in 2014, a Florida man was sentenced to 13 months in prison \u201cfor failing to file an income tax return, the same misdemeanor tax offense that Hunter Biden was charged with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith also outlined the disturbing aspects of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/founder-sex-club-names-hunter-biden-ex-member-nothing-positive-say-joes-son\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter\u2019s<\/a> case in a lengthy Twitter thread.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For years, Hunter didn\u2019t report all of his income to the IRS \u2013 Whistleblowers say he broke multiple laws in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Money came flowing in from all over the world \u2013 Ukraine, China, Romania.<\/p>\n<p>Much of it unreported and much of it from foreign sources. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UDcGvXNBLf\">pic.twitter.com\/UDcGvXNBLf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jason Smith (@RepJasonSmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJasonSmith\/status\/1671956717800751161?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The whistleblowers exposed how the DOJ established a pattern of delaying, divulging, and denying the Hunter Biden investigation.<\/p>\n<p>At nearly every turn, officials chose protecting the powerful over exposing the truth to the American people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jason Smith (@RepJasonSmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJasonSmith\/status\/1671956721458184226?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-impeachment-bill-passes-house-happens-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> 50-year political career apparently has been very lucrative for him and his family, despite being riddled with bizarre irregularities and improprieties the average American could never dream of getting away with.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/whistleblower-reveals-hunter-biden-used-menace-foreign-officials\/\">Whistleblower Reveals What Hunter Biden Used to Menace Foreign Officials<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden allegedly used his father&#8217;s position as vice president to intimidate foreign officials and profit personally, as per an IRS whistleblower named Gary Shapley. 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