Four federal agents were called to testify by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) about allegations of corruption by IRS whistleblowers related to the federal investigation against Hunter Biden.
The subpoenaed agents are Darrell J. Waldon, IRS Special Agent in Charge; Michael T. Batdorf, IRS Director of Field Operations; Thomas J. Sobocinski, FBI Special Agent in Charge; and Ryeshia Holley, FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge.
The agents apparently were present at or had firsthand knowledge of a meeting where it was made clear that Special Prosecutor David Weiss, who is leading the investigation against Hunter Biden, did not ultimately have the final decision on whether or not to indict the president’s son.
Both Weiss and Attorney General Merrick Garland have denied these allegations and criticisms at a time when the investigations against Hunter Biden are reaching their decisive stage.
Moreover, the subpoena comes just as The New York Times revealed that Weiss, before being appointed special counsel in the case, was initially not willing to indict Hunter Biden after virtually reaching an agreement with the president’s son’s lawyers that would prevent Hunter from being sent to prison for his alleged crimes.
However, amid heavy criticism of the Justice Department for what was an initial agreement, Weiss regretted not indicting Hunter Biden after two IRS agents came forward as “whistleblowers” and alleged that they were internally stonewalled from further investigating the president’s son.
Specifically, they charged that senior DOJ officials prevented them from investigating Hunter Biden accordingly and even aided his defense by leaking information to them.
Eventually, the initial deal between Hunter Biden and the DOJ fell apart, and Weiss was later named special prosecutor.
Congressmen Jordan and Smith criticized Weiss’s reappointment after he rubber-stamped a deal criticized by Republicans, legal experts and even some Democrats.
“The timing of this decision also comes after whistleblowers have raised serious and unchallenged allegations of impropriety in the Department’s investigation,” the congressmen wrote. “The decision to grant Weiss special counsel status, especially in light of his handling of the case to date and his inconsistent statements to Congress about his authority, raises serious questions about the Department’s handling of this investigation, and reinforces the Committee’s need to speak with individuals with knowledge of the investigation.”
