{"id":2007364,"date":"2023-08-21T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T23:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-panel-subpoenas-doj-irs-officials-over-claims-of-meddling-to-protect-hunter-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T19:03:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T23:03:09","slug":"house-panel-subpoenas-doj-irs-officials-over-claims-of-meddling-to-protect-hunter-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-panel-subpoenas-doj-irs-officials-over-claims-of-meddling-to-protect-hunter-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"House panel subpoenas DOJ, IRS officials over alleged interference to shield Hunter Biden."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fhouse-panel-subpoenas-doj-irs-officials-over-claims-of-meddling-to-protect-hunter-biden%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=2007364&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 House \u2063Ways and Means Committee Subpoenas DOJ and IRS Officials<\/h2>\n<p>The House Ways and Means Committee \u200bhas issued a subpoena for officials\u200d at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to investigate allegations\u200c of interference in the case \u2062against\u2064 Hunter\u200d Biden, son of President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>During an Oct. 7, 2022, meeting, IRS investigators Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler testified that U.S. Attorney \u200dDavid Weiss claimed he was being prevented \u200dfrom \u2062pursuing charges \u2062against Hunter Biden by higher-ups at \u200cthe DOJ.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The committee has requested voluntary interviews with these officials on multiple occasions, \u200cbut the DOJ \u2063and IRS\u2064 have refused to comply, leading \u2062to the issuance of a subpoena.<\/p>\n<h3>Subpoenaed Officials<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael T.\u2062 Batdorf &#8211; IRS Director of Field Operations<\/li>\n<li>Darrell J. Waldon \u2063- IRS Special Agent in Charge<\/li>\n<li>Thomas J. Sobocinski &#8211; FBI Special Agent in Charge<\/li>\n<li>Ryeshia Holley -\u2062 FBI \u200bAssistant Special Agent in Charge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ways and Means \u200bCommittee Chairman Jason Smith\u2064 (R-Mo.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ballot-issues-riddle-arizona-primary\/\" title=\"Ballot issues riddle Arizona primary\">joint statement criticizing<\/a> the Biden administration for &#8220;stonewalling&#8221; Congress and questioning\u200b Attorney \u200dGeneral Merrick Garland&#8217;s appointment of David Weiss as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">special counsel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Our Committees have sought these interviews since IRS whistleblowers\u200d came forward with concerning allegations of\u200d political interference in the investigation into Hunter Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-the-corporate-media-owe-emma-jo-morris-an-apology\/\" title=\"Nolte: The Corporate Media Owe Emma-Jo Morris an Apology\">foreign influence peddling<\/a> and tax evasion,&#8221; \u200bthey wrote. &#8220;Unfortunately, the Biden Administration has \u2063consistently stonewalled\u200d Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The subpoenas are \u2063seen as \u200dcrucial in \u2062uncovering the truth behind the special treatment given to Hunter Biden and determining who made the final decision\u2064 in his case.<\/p>\n<h2>Allegations of Interference<\/h2>\n<p>IRS investigators Gary\u200d Shapley and \u200bJoseph Ziegler have made allegations of interference by the DOJ in the investigation into Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to their testimony, career DOJ officials delayed necessary investigative steps and Assistant U.S.\u2063 Attorney \u200bLesley Wolf stated that a search warrant for evidence in Joe Biden&#8217;s guest house would\u2062 never be approved due\u2064 to optics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore,\u200d Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorneys were allegedly provided \u200cwith\u2064 crucial information about the investigation,\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-panel-subpoenas-doj-irs-officials-over-claims-of-meddling-to-protect-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"House panel subpoenas DOJ, IRS officials over alleged interference to shield Hunter Biden.\">including advance knowledge<\/a> of documents \u2062stored in a\u2064 storage unit that could be used against \u2064their client.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most significant claims is that\u200b U.S. \u2064Attorney David \u2063Weiss was blocked from pursuing more serious charges against Hunter Biden in California and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General \u2063Merrick\u2062 Garland has\u200c denied these allegations, but the House\u200b committees are determined to uncover the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Ways and Means Committee has subpoenaed DOJ and IRS officials to investigate claims of agency interference in protecting Hunter Biden. 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