{"id":2000500,"date":"2023-08-14T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-whistleblower-confirms-biden-team-tipped-off-on-hunter-biden-interview-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T19:25:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T23:25:13","slug":"fbi-whistleblower-confirms-biden-team-tipped-off-on-hunter-biden-interview-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-whistleblower-confirms-biden-team-tipped-off-on-hunter-biden-interview-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI whistleblower confirms Biden team alerted about Hunter Biden interview plan."},"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\">22<\/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%2Ffbi-whistleblower-confirms-biden-team-tipped-off-on-hunter-biden-interview-plan%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=2000500&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>The 2020 Transition Team of Joe Biden Informed\u200b in \u2063Advance of FBI Interview with Hunter Biden<\/h2>\n<p>In an\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-key-takeaways-from-clinton-lawyer-michael-sussmanns-latest-attempt-to-get-criminal-charges-dismissed\/\" title=\"5 Key Takeaways From Clinton Lawyer Michael Sussmann\u2019s Latest Attempt To Get Criminal Charges Dismissed\">intriguing revelation<\/a>, a whistleblower\u2014the \u200dformer FBI supervisor responsible for \u200dinitiating the investigation into Hunter Biden\u2014has disclosed that the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">transition team<\/a> of then-President Elect Joe Biden\u200c was\u2063 informed beforehand about the FBI planning an interview with the president&#8217;s son.<\/p>\n<p>The interview, scheduled for \u200cDecember 8, 2020, involved \u2062FBI and IRS agents. However, they were unexpectedly\u200c instructed to stand down on the morning of\u2063 the interview, \u2062as revealed by the \u2062whistleblower during \u200can interview with the House Oversight Committee on July 17. The transcript of the interview was released by the committee on August 14.<\/p>\n<p>This early tip-off was previously disclosed \u2064by \u200cGary Shapley, \u200ca\u2064 former \u2064IRS investigator turned whistleblower,\u2063 who\u200d oversaw the investigation on the IRS side. The FBI whistleblower, who remains anonymous, stated that the agencies joined their probes in April \u200b2020.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/ex-harvard-professor-warns-doj-is-in-clear-violation-in-hunter-biden-case-5464874\">Ex-Harvard Professor Warns DOJ Is in &#8216;Clear Violation&#8217; in Hunter Biden Case<\/a> \u200d- 8\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/federal-prosecutors-reneged-on-plea-deal-say-hunter-bidens-lawyers-5463542\">Federal Prosecutors &#8216;Reneged&#8217; on Plea Deal, Hunter Biden&#8217;s Lawyers Say<\/a> &#8211; 8\/14\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200bwhistleblower revealed that he initiated the\u2062 investigation into Hunter Biden in 2019 \u2064and\u2063 became the most senior supervisor \u200cin \u2064the FBI\u2064 Wilmington Field Office around 2019-2020.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2063 the transcript,\u200c the whistleblower stated, &#8220;The initial plan \u200bwas to make approaches of multiple witnesses, to include subject Hunter\u2063 Biden, on December 8th.&#8221;\u200d Since Hunter \u2064Biden was already under Secret Service protection, the agents decided to \u200dnotify\u2064 the\u2064 Secret\u2063 Service to avoid \u2063any confusion or\u2063 misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblower further explained, \u2062&#8221;The initial plan was \u200bto have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-whistleblower-confirms-biden-team-tipped-off-on-hunter-biden-interview-plan\/\" title=\"FBI whistleblower confirms Biden team alerted about Hunter Biden interview plan.\">local field\u2064 office<\/a>\u2064 of the \u200dSecret Service be notified the morning of [Dec. 8, 2020,] to diminish opportunities for anybody else to \u200bbe \u200cnotified.&#8221; He mentioned \u200cworking with his management and FBI\u2064 headquarters\u2062 on this matter.<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of December 7, the \u2063whistleblower recalls a conference call with his superiors, during which he learned that FBI headquarters had informed not only \u200bthe local Secret Service office \u2063but also the Secret \u2064Service Headquarters and another party.<\/p>\n<p>Upon hearing \u200dGary Shapley&#8217;s testimony, the whistleblower\u2064 remembered that the other party mentioned was the &#8220;transition,&#8221; which he understood to be the \u2062Biden transition team.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed his frustration, stating, &#8220;I remember that&#8217;s why I was upset that\u200d evening, that somebody \u200dbeyond Secret Service\u2062 was notified.&#8221; While he understood the need for FBI \u200cheadquarters to inform the Secret \u2063Service headquarters, he \u200dbelieved that\u200b the transition team \u2062did\u200b not need to be informed.<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblower\u2064 never discovered who made the decision \u200dto tip off\u2062 the transition team,\u2064 but it was evident that it was not his immediate supervisor.<\/p>\n<p>On the morning of December\u2063 8, 2020, as the interview time approached, the whistleblower received more disappointing\u2064 news. He was informed by his assistant \u2063special agent in\u2063 charge that they would not be allowed to\u200c approach the house. Instead, they were instructed\u2062 to provide their information to \u2062the\u200c Secret Service\u2063 and wait for further \u200binstructions.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b agents waited a block or two away from the house, hoping for \u2064a response, but none came. Consequently, \u2062they\u200b moved on to the \u200bnext interview scheduled\u2063 for that day.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the situation, the whistleblower shared, &#8220;It was frustrating, and I know [Mr. Shapley] was very frustrated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Later that day, the \u2062whistleblower\u2063 received a \u2064call from Hunter \u2063Biden&#8217;s lawyer, who identified himself as representing Hunter Biden and requested all further communications to go through him.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u200c end, the\u200b agents were unable to interview\u200d Hunter Biden, according to the whistleblower.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063June, David Weiss, a U.S. Attorney in Delaware, brought three charges against Hunter Biden\u2014two \u200bmisdemeanor \u200ccounts of failure to pay taxes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-lawmakers-look-to-impeach-woke-philly-da\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Lawmakers Look to Impeach Woke Philly DA\">illegal gun possession<\/a>. Initially, Hunter Biden\u2064 agreed to \u200dplead guilty to the tax crimes and resolve the gun charge through a pretrial diversion, which would likely have spared him any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-clinesmith-altered-an-email-in-the-trump-russia-probe-to-keep-it-going-he-just-received-probation\/\" title=\"Kevin Clinesmith Altered An Email In The Trump-Russia Probe To Keep It Going. He Just Received Probation.\">prison time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, on \u2062July 26,\u2062 U.S. \u200dDistrict Judge Maryellen Noreika\u200c criticized the plea deal \u2062as &#8220;atypical&#8221; and &#8220;unprecedented.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The investigation continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 transition team of President-elect Joe Biden was notified beforehand about the FBI&#8217;s intention to interview Hunter Biden, as revealed by a whistleblower who was the former FBI supervisor in charge of investigating Mr. Biden. 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