In a striking twist, a second whistleblower from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has emerged in the ongoing criminal probe involving President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
Although the official confirmation is yet to be made, congressional insiders report Hunter Biden’s linkage to the investigation. The first whistleblower, who has been active since 2020, alleged retaliation in the form of task force exclusion for his disclosures.
The second whistleblower, an IRS expert in global tax and financial crimes, was associated with the case from its 2018 initiation but was abruptly removed last week.
Both informants have repeatedly expressed concerns over potential dismissal of the case, which revolves around Hunter Biden’s purported tax evasion on millions earned from foreign connections.
The supervisor of the IRS investigative team, expressing similar doubts about the handling of the case, is scheduled to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee. The whistleblowers’ disclosures underline purported favoritism and alleged perjury by Attorney General Merrick Garland in Congress.
Recently released documents indicate that investigators were excluded from prosecutorial debates after a contentious October meeting, challenging the case’s stagnation. This exclusion resulted in their withdrawal from the investigation. The second whistleblower expressed his dissatisfaction via email about his removal for standing up for what he believed to be right.
Despite reassurances from the IRS commissioner regarding the protection of legitimate whistleblowing, the whistleblowers’ legal counsel argue that the IRS’s responses, including criminal conduct allegations and warnings to other agents, appear to be tactics to intimidate those expressing similar concerns.