A group of Republican House and Senate lawmakers have asked special counsel Henry Kerner to discipline IRS and Justice Department officials who may have retaliated against two whistleblowers who told Congress that Hunter Biden received preferential treatment in a tax fraud probe.

In the letter, the lawmakers say the whistleblowers and their investigative team were kicked off the Hunter Biden tax fraud probe and denied career advancement “in apparent retaliation for their legally protected communication with Congress.” 

Lawmakers said the Justice Department and IRS also failed to inform the whistleblowers about their right to make the bombshell disclosures. Read Full Story

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The House Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Oversight and Accountability committees will all pursue leads to assess allegations the Justice Department and the IRS gave Hunter Biden kid-glove treatment in its investigation of his business dealings.

“Politicization and misconduct at the Department of Justice and IRS during the investigation into Hunter Biden reveal a two-tiered system of justice and unequal application of the law,” said the chairs, Reps. James Comer of Kentucky, Jim Jordan of Ohio, and Jason Smith of Missouri. 

In addition, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., fired off a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Wednesday demanding he answer for whether he hamstrung the probe, writing, “It appears DOJ had its thumb on the scale of justice.” Read Full Story

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Republicans in both chambers of Congress are preparing to go after Attorney General Merrick Garland over allegations he obstructed and later lied about the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.

Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz is calling for a special counsel to investigate Garland for obstruction of justice and perjury, stating, “The evidence that Merrick Garland personally committed multiple felonies is growing greater.” 

And House Republicans are moving toward an impeachment inquiry of Garland due to conflicting information between what was allegedly said privately and publicly between Garland and U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who was investigating the president’s son. Read Full Story

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