U.S. Attorney for Delaware and Hunter Biden prosecutor David Weiss has written a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee disputing some of the claims made by IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.
Shapely, who worked on the IRS’ Hunter Biden probe, claimed that Weiss’ request for special counsel status was denied and he was blocked from bringing charges in Washington D.C.
“To clarify an apparent misperception and to avoid future confusion, I wish to make one point clear: in this case, I have not requested Special Counsel designation pursuant to 28 CFR § 600 et seq. Rather, I had discussions with Departmental officials regarding potential appointment under 28 U.S.C. § 515, which would have allowed me to file charges in a district outside my own without the partnership of the local U.S. Attorney,” Weiss wrote in the letter, which was obtained by The Hill.
“I was assured that I would be granted this authority if it proved necessary,” he said.
After Shapley and another IRS Whistleblower provided testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee, the committee released a statement saying the whistleblower allegations “point to a steady campaign of unequal treatment of enforcing tax law; Department of Justice interference in the form of delays, divulgences, and denials, into the investigation of tax crimes that may have been committed by the president’s son; and finally, retaliation against IRS employees who blew the whistle on the misconduct.”
“The American people deserve to know that when it comes to criminal enforcement, they are not on the same playing field as the wealthy and politically connected class,” Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) said. “The preferential treatment Hunter Biden received would never have been granted to ordinary Americans.”
A recent Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 75% of Republicans believe Hunter Biden received special treatment from the feds, while 33% of Democrats felt the same way.
