An anonymous IRS whistleblower set to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday presents quite the conundrum for Democrats and their allies in the media.
Turns out, the man who testified before the House Ways & Means Committee last month is expected to reveal that in addition to being a 13-year special agent within the IRS’ Criminal Investigation Division, he is a “gay Democrat married to a man,” according to Fox News.
The man will appear along with IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley and they will testify that they witnessed an “undeniable pattern of preferential treatment” for the Bidens, and “obstruction of the normal investigative process” throughout the years-long federal investigation into Hunter Biden, Fox News reported.
Shapley, who served as the supervisor on the investigation at the IRS, and the anonymous whistleblower have claimed officials at the Justice Department, FBI and IRS interfered in the investigation of President Biden’s son, saying decisions in the case seemed to be “influenced by politics.” They also claim federal prosecutors blocked lines of questioning related to the president and that U.S. Attorney David Weiss did not have full authority to bring charges in the case.
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The anonymous whistleblower, according to his prepared testimony, will say that Hunter Biden “should have been charged with a tax felony, and not only the tax misdemeanor charge,” and that communications and text messages reviewed by investigators “may be a contradiction to what President Biden was saying about not being involved in Hunter’s oversea business dealings.”
That whistleblower is also expected to testify on several instances in which prosecutors “did not follow the ordinary process, slow-walked the investigation, and put in place unnecessary approvals and roadblocks from effectively and efficiently investigating the case,” including prosecutors blocking questioning and interviewing of Hunter Biden’s adult children.
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In an opening statement released ahead of the hearing, the unidentified official describes himself as a “whistleblower compelled to disclose the truth” and to shed light on “the shadow that looms over our federal legal system.”
“I have witnessed the corrosion of ethical standards and the abuse of power that threaten our nation. It is within this context that I have chosen to shed light on these actions and expose those responsible. I recognize that while I was present at the start of this investigation and was closely involved with the investigation for roughly five years —  that I am just a part of the story,” the statement reads in part. “My aim is to address systemic problems that have allowed misconduct to flourish. It is not a call for blame but a call for accountability and reform.”
“Transparency is the foundation of our democracy,” the anonymous IRS agent will tell Congress. “Without it, people lose their trust in the institutions and the bonds that tie the fabric of our nation start to fray. The American people deserve to know the truth no matter how uncomfortable or inconvenient it may be for either political party.”
The whistleblower is also expected to ask Congress and the Biden administration to “consider a special counsel” for the Hunter Biden probe and “all the related cases and spin-off investigations that have come forward from this investigation,” the network added.
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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