Hunter Biden's IRS whistleblower testimony was kept secret by Democrats

Democratic Rep. Jason Smith said they would regret their vote

All House Democrats on the committee that released the whistleblowers' testimony about the Hunter Biden tax probe voted to keep the information out of public view on Thursday. The two IRS whistleblowers said that President Biden's son was given preferential treatment during U.S. Attorney Weiss' investigation, leading to a plea deal that should see him avoid prison time. Hunter Biden admitted guilt in relation to two misdemeanor tax-related charges, despite claims from the whistleblowers of deliberate stalling by the Department of Justice.

The chair of the House Ways & Means Committee, Jason Smith, R-Mo., said Republicans acted "in good faith" while accusing Democrats of 'sidestepping' the two whistleblowers.

Smith said on Friday, "Democrats will regret their vote as more facts come to light and are weighed in the court of public opinion. Justice cannot be skewed in favor of the wealthy and the politically connected."

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In a 25-18 party line vote, his committee, which gathered the testimony, decided to make the nearly 400 pages public. During our committee meeting, Democrats sidestepped the whistleblowers' damning testimony about misconduct and special treatment in Hunter Biden's alleged tax crimes," Smith said. During the whistleblower interviews, Republicans shared information and treated Democrats equally.

On Friday, Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., said that his Democratic counterparts' "no" votes amounted to "covering" for Hunter Biden.

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As Hern pointed out, "The evidence presented to committee members was clear. The Biden administration weaponized the federal government to protect the president's son from the consequences of his illegal actions." It's hard to believe anyone would vote to cover up those crimes, but that's exactly what every Democrat member of the committee did."

The top Democrat on the committee, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said after the vote that his party opposed the GOP's "process" rather than public disclosures.

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Several witnesses were never contacted. There was no clear legislative purpose to the discussion," Neal told reporters after the closed-door meeting to discuss the documents' release.