FIRST ON FOX: George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley warned that if “half” of the IRS whistleblowers’ claims are true, then the “integrity and credibility” of Hunter’s tax evasion investigation Biden would be greatly undermined.
Turley told Fox News Digital that Americans “should keep in mind that allegations are not evidence” and that the whistleblowers’ claims remain “unverified but clearly worthy of investigation.”
Even if partially true, however, the allegations would damage confidence in the investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes.
“If half of these allegations are proven to be true, the integrity and credibility of the investigation would be severely undermined,” Turley warned. “At the very least, these are questions that need to be answered.”
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George Washington University professor Jonathan Turley told Fox News Digital that Americans “need to keep in mind that allegations are not evidence” and that the claims of IRS whistleblowers remain “unverified but clearly worthy of investigation.”
“Notably, some of this evidence comes from statements made to Congress under the threat of prosecution if false,” he said. “The alleged push for felony charges are also matters that whistleblowers may have direct involvement or knowledge of as the basis for the allegations.”
“If searches were blocked or questions were limited, the account could confirm the worst suspicions about this investigation,” Turley added.
Turley’s comments come amid damning allegations from IRS whistleblowers about the younger Biden’s tax evasion investigation.
Justice Department investigators were “trying to limit” questioning of President Biden as part of the Hunter Biden investigation, despite the objections of FBI and IRS officials, a whistleblower alleged.
Justice Department investigators were “trying to limit” questioning of President Biden as part of the Hunter Biden investigation, despite the objections of FBI and IRS officials, a whistleblower alleged. (Images by Brian Lawless/PA via Getty Images)
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday released testimony from two IRS whistleblowers who said Justice Department, FBI and IRS officials interfered in the investigation of the tax evasion case against Hunter Biden. The whistleblowers said the decisions in the case appeared to be “influenced by politics”.
One whistleblower, Gary Shapley Jr., who was the supervisor of the investigation at the IRS, said that “at every stage” of the investigation, decisions were made that “had the effect of benefiting the subject of the investigation.” . He cited several examples that include apparent references to Hunter Biden’s father.
Shapley pointed to text messages and emails obtained from Hunter Biden’s former business partner Tony Bobulinski that Fox News Digital first reported before the 2020 presidential election and before it was known Hunter Biden was under investigation federal
In December 2020, Shapley said, investigators were preparing to interview Biden’s business partner Rob Walker.
“Among other things, we wanted to ask Walker about an email that said, ‘Ten held by H for the guy,'” Shapley said. “We had obvious questions, like who was H, who was the big one, and why this percentage was to be kept separate from the hidden association.”
President Biden has criticized reporters who have asked him about alleged corruption involving him and his son, Hunter Biden. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
But Shapley said Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf “stepped in and said she didn’t want to ask about the big guy and stated she didn’t want to ask questions about the ‘dad’.”
Joe Biden is reported to be known as “the big one.”
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“When several people in the room spoke up and objected that we should ask, he responded, there’s no specific criminality in that line of questioning,” Shapley said. “That upset the FBI, too.”
Shapley said that “basically everyone in the room except the prosecutors had a big problem with” not asking questions about President Biden.
Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.
Houston Keene is a political writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene
