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IRS whistleblower letter accuses DOJ of retaliation in Hunter Biden probe
Attorneys for an IRS whistleblower claim the whistleblower's entire team has been removed from the Hunter Biden probe and have accused the government of illegal retaliation, according to a letter sent to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.
The whistleblower’s attorneys told Congress that the removal was on the order of the Department of Justice.
"Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Supervisory Special Agent we represent was informed that he and his entire investigative team are being removed from the ongoing and sensitive investigation of the high-profile, controversial subject about which our client sought to make whistleblower disclosures to Congress," the letter states.
"He was informed the change was at the request of the Department of Justice," attorneys Mark Lytle and Tristan Leavitt wrote.......
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irs-whistleblower-letter-accuses-doj-retaliation-hunter-biden-probe
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But I thought Democrats loved whistleblowers??? Isn't retaliation against a federal whistleblower a federal crime? Are Democrats just a bunch of thugs and criminals. I thought they valued the law. Well all the laws that don't affect Hunter I guess. This is another one of those laws for thee but not for me moments I guess.
Attorneys for an IRS whistleblower claim the whistleblower's entire team has been removed from the Hunter Biden probe and have accused the government of illegal retaliation, according to a letter sent to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.
The whistleblower’s attorneys told Congress that the removal was on the order of the Department of Justice.
"Today the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Supervisory Special Agent we represent was informed that he and his entire investigative team are being removed from the ongoing and sensitive investigation of the high-profile, controversial subject about which our client sought to make whistleblower disclosures to Congress," the letter states.
"He was informed the change was at the request of the Department of Justice," attorneys Mark Lytle and Tristan Leavitt wrote.......
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irs-whistleblower-letter-accuses-doj-retaliation-hunter-biden-probe
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But I thought Democrats loved whistleblowers??? Isn't retaliation against a federal whistleblower a federal crime? Are Democrats just a bunch of thugs and criminals. I thought they valued the law. Well all the laws that don't affect Hunter I guess. This is another one of those laws for thee but not for me moments I guess.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/irs-whistleblower-letter-accuses-doj-retaliation-hunter-biden-probeThe Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) (5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(8)) protects Federal employees or applicants for Federal employment from retaliation for making protected disclosures. The WPA also provides penalties for supervisors who retaliate against Whistleblowers.


