{"id":2008202,"date":"2023-08-22T14:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-gop-chairmen-fear-doj-stonewalling-irs-whistleblower-inquiry\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T18:30:46","slug":"hunter-biden-investigation-gop-chairmen-fear-doj-stonewalling-irs-whistleblower-inquiry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-gop-chairmen-fear-doj-stonewalling-irs-whistleblower-inquiry\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP chairmen concerned DOJ will obstruct IRS whistleblower inquiry into Hunter Biden investigation."},"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%2Fhunter-biden-investigation-gop-chairmen-fear-doj-stonewalling-irs-whistleblower-inquiry%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=2008202&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 Department of Justice Hindering \u2064Investigation into Hunter Biden&#8217;s \u2062Case, Say \u200bHouse Committee Chairmen<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2064chairmen of the House \u200bWays and Means, Judiciary, and \u2064Oversight Committees \u200chave expressed their concerns over the Department of Justice&#8217;s alleged hindrance of\u200d the\u2064 agency&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-demand-independent-probe-into-rob-malley-security-clearance-fiasco\/\" title=\"Senators urge independent inquiry on Rob Malley's security clearance mishap.\">inspector\u2064 general<\/a> in investigating allegations raised by two Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblowers who were previously assigned to Hunter Biden&#8217;s criminal case.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter addressed to \u2062DOJ Inspector General\u200b Michael Horowitz, \u2063Chairmen Jim Jordan (R-OH) of Judiciary, Jason Smith (R-MO) of Ways and Means, and James Comer (R-KY)\u200c of \u200cOversight stated\u200b that they are &#8220;concerned that \u2063the \u2063DOJ is limiting&#8221; Horowitz&#8217;s\u200c office from &#8220;fully\u200d investigating the disclosures provided&#8221; by the IRS whistleblowers.<\/p>\n<h3>Interference in \u200cthe Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>IRS supervisory special \u2062agent Gary Shapley and IRS special agent Joseph\u200c Ziegler, who both worked\u200c on the Hunter Biden criminal investigation, testified before the full\u2064 House Oversight Committee,\u2062 claiming significant\u2062 interference by the DOJ in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>According to their testimony, the department &#8220;slow-walked&#8221;\u200c the investigation, allowing the statute\u2064 of limitations on some criminal charges \u2062to\u200b lapse. They\u2062 also alleged that \u200bthe DOJ blocked\u200b them from interviewing Hunter Biden or his adult children and denied the lead US Attorney David Weiss&#8217; request \u2063for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ag-bill-barr-to-merrick-garland-appoint-a-special-counsel-already\/\" title=\"Former AG Bill Barr To Merrick Garland: Appoint A Special Counsel Already\">special counsel status<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shapley and Ziegler further revealed that once they raised these \u200bconcerns to their superiors and later to Congress, they were \u200dremoved from the Hunter Biden case and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-gop-chairmen-fear-doj-stonewalling-irs-whistleblower-inquiry\/\" title=\"GOP chairmen concerned DOJ will obstruct IRS whistleblower inquiry into Hunter Biden investigation.\">faced\u2064 negative career \u2064consequences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Unlawful Whistleblower Retaliation<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The DOJ and\u200c IRS \u2062have\u2063 reportedly engaged in unlawful\u2064 whistleblower retaliation against the IRS employees,&#8221; stated the chairmen \u200din their letter. They emphasized that the testimony of \u200cShapley and Ziegler raised \u200bserious questions about the federal \u2064government&#8217;s \u2063commitment\u2063 to fair and impartial justice.<\/p>\n<p>On July 19, Inspector General Horowitz confirmed in a letter to Congress that Shapley \u2063had made \u2064protected\u200c disclosures regarding \u200dthe \u2062Hunter Biden criminal investigation. He \u2062mentioned that his office had\u200c taken steps to\u200b assess\u200d the information provided but acknowledged potential limitations on the OIG&#8217;s jurisdiction to investigate the claims.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz \u2064consulted the DOJ&#8217;s Office \u200dof Professional Responsibility, which has jurisdiction over allegations of \u2064misconduct \u2062involving Department attorneys, investigators, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">law enforcement personnel<\/a>. However, the chairmen \u200bexpressed concern that the DOJ is prioritizing covering for \u200bthe President&#8217;s \u2064son \u2062and potentially the \u200dPresident himself, compromising its professional responsibility.<\/p>\n<h3>Request for Information<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2063 chairmen have requested more information about the status of the investigation, seeking documents and\/or information to\u2064 understand the scope of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-protesters-rally-outside-of-u-s-capitol-to-pressure-lawmakers-for-bigger-stimulus-checks\/\" title=\"D.C. protesters rally outside of U.S. Capitol to pressure lawmakers for bigger stimulus checks\">inspector general&#8217;<\/a>s investigation.\u200c They \u2062specifically want \u200dto know if there are any limitations on the\u2063 investigation and the reasons behind them.<\/p>\n<p>They have given Horowitz until Sep. 6 to comply with their\u2063 request, although it is unlikely that he \u200dwill\u2063 provide documents\u200b or information while the internal investigation is ongoing. \u200bNevertheless, this demonstrates the chairmen&#8217;s determination to hold the department \u2062accountable \u2062and uncover the truth about the Hunter Biden \u200bcriminal investigation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of the House Ways and Means, Judiciary, and Oversight Committees express their concern over the Department of Justice impeding the inspector general&#8217;s investigation into allegations made by two IRS whistleblowers involved in Hunter Biden&#8217;s criminal case. The letter was addressed to DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz and signed by Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2008203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}