IRS whistleblower letter points out DOJ retaliation in Hunter Biden probe
One AmericaAPR 1 2023
Report: IRS Removes Entire Team Probing Hunter Biden's Tax Returns
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The Spin
Republican narrative
The IRS has never pulled an entire investigation team off of a case until this week, giving weight to this reported retaliation against the whistleblower. If claims that the Biden admin. is hindering efforts to charge son Hunter are confirmed, it will reveal that the federal government has been weaponized at an unprecedented level. This claim must be taken seriously.
Democratic narrative
Republicans have long been trying to use Hunter's foreign work and personal life to implicate Pres. Biden so as to threaten his reelection. While some FBI and IRS agents have indeed criticized how the Justice Dept. is handling the investigation, no strong evidence of political interference has so far been presented.