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IRS Chief: I Didn't Retaliate Against Hunter Biden Probe Whistleblowers
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It Was the DOJ
24 May 2023 ~~ By Bob HogeIn response to the whistleblowers who alleged that the IRS gave preferential treatment to first son Hunter Biden being abruptly taken off the case last week in what appeared to be an obvious retaliatory move, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel said that it wasn’t his call.
Instead, it was the Department of Justice.
No surprise there, considering we’re living under probably the most politicized DOJ in our history, one that routinely applies two different standards depending on which side of the political aisle someone stands on.
In a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee dated May 17 and obtained by Fox News, the commissioner explains what went down:
“I want to state unequivocally that I have not intervened—and will not intervene—in any way that would impact the status of any whistleblower,” Werfel said.
“The IRS whistleblower you reference alleges that the change in their work assignment came at the direction of the Department of Justice. As a general matter and not in reference to any specific case, I believe it is important to emphasize that in any matter involving federal judicial proceedings, the IRS follows the direction of the Justice Department.” [Bolding mine.]
I love that phrase, “change in work assignment.” We know that means the whistleblower was punished and given some junk job like mopping the closets. Werfel proceeded to use the tactic that it seems all agency heads who appear before Congress use. Namely, cite the desperate need for secrecy:~Snip~
In an April 27 appearance before the committee, the commissioner said “I can say without any hesitation there will be no retaliation for anyone making an allegation or a call to a whistleblower hotline.”
That didn’t age well.
As I reported in April, an IRS watchdog turned whistleblower alleged that federal prosecutors engaged in “preferential treatment and politics” in their treatment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter—and even tried to block criminal tax charges against him.
On Monday, a second whistleblower was revealed who worked under the original informant and who backed his claims. He was immediately threatened with prosecution from IRS brass. Meanwhile, there are multiple whistleblowers over at the FBI alleging corruption within its ranks.
~Snip~
It’s apparent that Attorney General Merrick Garland and the DOJ aren’t even bothering to pretend anymore that their raison d’être is to pursue equal justice for all. They—the very people in charge of upholding the law—think they’re above it.
Commentary:
Odd, so now the DOJ/FSB runs the IRS which is part of Department of the Treasury? Interesting. At least the FBI is officially on DOJ’s organizational chart..... of course it’s all a good scam. Who would you call if an organization of the US Government broke the law?
So, If the addition is correct, we now have four FBI whistleblowers and two IRS Whistleblowers a total of 6 people telling virtually the same story of corruption in the DOJ, DFBI and DoJ all pointed at Attorney General Merrick Garland.