Rep. James Comer says Hunter Biden tax evasion charges are down to ‘two brave whistleblowers’ and that his probe will prove Joe Biden knew of Hunter’s ‘fraud schemes’ and DOJ is protecting ‘the big guy’ and his son

Rep. James Comer released a statement calling Hunter Biden’s tax evasion whistleblowers “brave” and then accused the president’s Justice Department of protecting the “big guy.”

Comer’s statement came after it became known that the Department of Justice had filed nine new criminal charges in California against US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.

All nine charges are tax-related, including two felony charges of filing a false return, a felony charge of tax evasion, four charges of failure to pay taxes and two more charges of failure to file a tax return. The collections cover the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 tax years.

“Two courageous IRS whistleblowers, Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, put their careers on the line to expose misconduct and politicization in the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden,” Comer said Thursday.

“The Department of Justice was caught trying to negotiate an unprecedented plea deal with Hunter Biden,” the Republican congressman continued.

The Justice Department filed new criminal charges against Hunter Biden

Rep. James Comer (pictured) released a statement calling Hunter Biden’s tax evader whistleblowers “brave” and then accused the president’s Justice Department of protecting the “big guy.”

Comer has served as Chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee since January 7, 2023.

“Today’s charges brought against Hunter Biden are the result of Mr. Shapley and Mr. Ziegler’s efforts to ensure that all Americans are treated equally under the law,” the Kentucky spokesman added in a statement.

“Every American should applaud these people for their courage to reveal the truth.

“IRS whistleblowers also said investigators were not allowed to track evidence that could have led to Joe Biden.

“The House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the Bidens’ influence peddling schemes reveals how Joe Biden knew about, participated in, and benefited from his family profiting off the Biden name.

“In fact, Hunter Biden’s entities involved in today’s charges funneled foreign cash that ended up in Joe Biden’s bank account.

“Unless U.S. Attorney Weiss investigates everyone involved in the Bidens’ fraudulent schemes and influence peddling, it will be clear that President Biden’s Department of Justice is protecting Hunter Biden and the big guy.”

First Whistleblower Joseph Ziegler, known only as “Whistleblower X” until he testified before the House Oversight Committee in July, is a 13-year IRS veteran who led the federal investigation into Hunter Biden that spanned both Trump , and Trump. and the Biden administration.

Ziegler recommended that prosecutors charge Hunter Biden with numerous felonies and misdemeanors in 2021. CBS reported.

The investigator believed he had evidence showing that the president’s son improperly claimed business deductions for a number of personal expenses, including his children’s college tuition, hotel bills and escort fees.

Gary Shapley is the second whistleblower – he was Ziegler’s supervisor and the first to make allegations against the Justice Department.

IRS agent Joseph Ziegler announced the shocking figure with additional documentation Tuesday before the House Budget Committee.

House Oversight Chairman James Comer claims he traced about $20 million from foreign actors to the bank accounts of Biden family members through a series of complex shell accounts designed to minimize scrutiny.

Hunter Biden, pictured above with his wife Melissa Cohen, has offered to testify publicly before Congress in December.

The Justice Department now says the president’s son faces up to 17 years in prison.

The indictment states that despite receiving millions in personal income and financial support from a friend, Hunter Biden “spent the money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing and other items of a personal nature.” . In short, everything except his taxes.

“Defendant engaged in a four-year scheme to fail to pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes that he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019,” the document states.