The White House emphasized the Justice Department’s “independence,” as an unnamed IRS agent seeks whistleblower protections to discuss “preferential treatment” in the case.
, before his father was elected president. The White House has stressed that Biden has not been involved in the case and maintained his promise to restore the independence of the Justice Department.
Hunter Biden’s attorney said Thursday that the IRS whistleblower could be improperly disclosing private tax information and attempting to abuse the power of the government to harm the president’s son. “It is a felony for an IRS agent to improperly disclose information about an ongoing tax investigation. The IRS has incredible power, and abusing that power by targeting, embarrassing, or disclosing information about a private citizen’s tax matters undermines Americans’ faith in the federal government,” Hunter Biden's attorney, Chris Clark, told NBC News in a statement. “Unfortunately, that is what has happened and is happening here in an attempt to harm my client.
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Hunter Biden has denied wrongdoing in the investigation into his finances, saying, “I take this matter very seriously but I am confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately, including with the benefit of professional tax advisors.”
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