Allegations of Political Interference in Hunter Biden Case and Republican Criticism of Plea Deal

Two IRS whistleblowers allege that the Justice Department and Delaware U.S. Attorney’s office hampered an IRS investigation of Hunter Biden’s taxes by slow walking the case, preventing enforcement actions by the IRS, and tipping off actions related to the investigation to Biden’s attorneys in advance. The released documents include transcripts of interviews by the committee with two IRS whistleblowers, an affidavit signed by one of the whistleblowers, and internal IRS correspondence. Hunter Biden ultimately agreed to plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors, but the IRS recommended that he be charged with counts of attempting to evade or defeat tax and fraud or false statement, both of which amount to felonies.