More IRS Agents Corroborate Report That Justice Department Discouraged Weiss From Charging Hunter Biden, as Poll Shows Majority of Americans Believe His Father Broke the Law

Two IRS officials say David Weiss did not have authority to charge Hunter Biden, something Weiss and Attorney General Garland have denied.

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Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance on July 26, 2023, at Wilmington, Delaware. AP/Julio Cortez

In the latest development in the drama surrounding the investigation and looming criminal prosecution of Hunter Biden, two officials from the Internal Revenue Service have come forward to corroborate the allegations from earlier this year made by two other IRS whistleblowers who claimed that Special Counsel David Weiss was “not the deciding person” for critical issues at hand during the investigation. 

The IRS director of field operations, Michael Batdorf, and a special agent, Darrell Waldon, told the House Ways and Means Committee that Mr. Weiss, who is also the United States attorney for Delaware, had to get sign-off from Department of Justice officials in the tax division if he wanted to bring charges against Mr. Biden, according to a transcript reviewed by the New York Post. 

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