Weber Times

WASHINGTON – Congressman Blake Moore released the following statement regarding IRS whistleblower testimony on Hunter Biden’s tax crimes.

“On Thursday, the House Committee on Ways and Means voted to release the testimony of two credible IRS employees who spent several years investigating Hunter Biden for tax crimes. After experiencing frustration of how this investigation was being handled, they brought their cases to the Committee, which is the only committee that can legally take their testimony and release it to the House of Representatives, making it public record. 

These troubling testimonies reveal that the federal government does not treat all taxpayers equally when applying tax law. Per their testimony, the whistleblowers recommended charges against Hunter Biden for tax crimes covering an estimated $2.2 million in unreported tax on global income streams to Hunter Biden and his associates in Ukraine, Romania, and China. Hunter Biden is said to have received $8.3 million in foreign payments, including a valuable diamond and a Porsche car. 

To state the obvious, these allegations are potentially far more severe than the misdemeanors levied on Hunter Biden earlier this week, and that level of tax evasion has resulted in other Americans serving time in prison or jail. The whistleblowers allege, as early as April 2020, that the Department of Justice “dragged their feet on the IRS taking these investigative steps” and highlighted that U.S. Attorney of Delaware David Weiss attempted to elevate and move this case to a different jurisdiction several times, yet testimony shows he was repeatedly denied. Furthermore, in a recent statement from Weiss, parroted by US Attorney General Merrick Garland, Weiss claims he has always had full authority on this case—but that is inconsistent with the whistleblowers’ experience, and I strongly believe this needs further scrutiny. 

The timing of the special plea deal for Hunter Biden can’t be ignored. The DOJ had this case for months, and yet they acted on it this week, just two days before the Ways and Means Committee was set to release the testimony. I was briefed on the details of this case the week of June 12th and was under a strict confidentiality agreement until the committee voted favorably to release the information. Imagine my surprise on Tuesday morning when news broke that Hunter Biden had been charged and a plea deal was already in the works. I strongly believe the federal government has given preferential treatment to the current president’s son, and I encourage authorities to consider this testimony and any other information that stems from these whistleblowers’ brave actions. 

Americans deserve a Department of Justice that defends and enforces the law consistently without any political interference, as well as a Congress that better operates as a legitimate separation of power to hold any administration accountable.”

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