The Biden corruption story is becoming as messy as Hunter Biden’s stay at the Chateau Marmont, gaining traction outside conservative media. The Biden White House knew bad news was coming this week: Thursday saw the House Ways and Means reveal credible testimony from IRS whistleblowers that they were hamstrung in their investigations of Hunter Biden. Delaware US Attorney David Weiss wanted to charge Hunter in March 2022 but was blocked.
It also doesn’t help that everyone can see through Hunter’s recent plea deal, where he’ll avoid jail on gun and tax evasion charges. That might put out some fires, but there’s an emerging wildfire emanating from the alleged bribery scheme Hunter and Joe played with Burisma Holdings co-founder Mykola Zlochevsky, who not only reportedly has a ledger and taped conversations with the men but is also a reported Russian intelligence asset.
Concerning the IRS whistleblowers, the bombshell development in that story were the WhatsApp messages released, which infuriated Hunter’s attorney. It seemed to point to Hunter asking a Chinese businessman what happened to his payments. IRS Criminal Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley Jr. obtained these encrypted communications through a search warrant. Hunter sent the messages to Henry Zhao, CEO of Harvest Fund Management, on July 30, 2017:
I am sitting here with my father, and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight
This development led to a full-court press on White House Press Secretary Karine Grey Poupon this afternoon:
Karine Jean-Pierre just spent two entire minutes lashing out at reporters for asking about Hunter Biden. pic.twitter.com/ucRrkKwE8f
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 23, 2023
HOLY SMOKES: Reporters TURN on Karine Jean Pierre, gang up on her for 4 minutes straight asking about Joe Biden's connection to Hunter's overseas business dealings after bombshell text messages reveal criminal corruption scheme pic.twitter.com/GYUhEfq6jz
— Danny De Urbina (@dannydeurbina) June 23, 2023
REPORTER: "If Hunter Biden wasn't the president's son, would he have invited someone who had just reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors two days earlier?"
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 23, 2023
KJP: "As it relates to anything related to Hunter, I'm just not gonna respond to it from here." pic.twitter.com/PJMA7SFEXt
REPORTER: "Does the Biden administration think the Attorney General committed perjury...?
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 23, 2023
KJP: *walks away* pic.twitter.com/guqtteWeSF
This is not how a White House with nothing to hide behaves. https://t.co/EhvazV6QqY
— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) June 23, 2023
Agent Shapley did give an interview to CBS News in May, which was quite damning to the Department of Justices, specifically, Attorney General Merrick Garland, who it would seem should face an inquiry regarding perjury. Garland said his office did not restrict the investigation. Someone is lying here.
EXCLUSIVE: In his first interview, CBS News sat down with the IRS agent who is blowing the whistle on what he says was preferential treatment during a federal investigation that CBS has learned is tied to the president’s son, Hunter Biden, for possible tax crimes. pic.twitter.com/CUVjVVNsh2
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 24, 2023
WATCH: Sen. Cruz’s full line of questioning and AG Merrick Garland’s under oath testimony that is now contradicted by an IRS whistleblower. pic.twitter.com/qUAn52ggQj
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) May 25, 2023
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