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.

 

Adam Schiff Gets John Durham to Admit Russia Helped Trump

When Republican Special Counsel John Durham gave House Judiciary comments on Wednesday, he thought it was an opportunity to score points on Democrats, particularly Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), for any criticism. of the. Spending years in relationships. .

What they got in return was a brief moment when Schiff found Hum — the man tasked with concluding that the FBI's investigation into Russia's links to the 2016 disease campaign was justified. . — Durham at work.A former manager of the impeachment inquiry against Chef Druze questioned the president's release of information about the 2016 election that exposed Russian hacking. Durham repeatedly insisted that he had no knowledge of this. But in the midst of the exchange, Drumm made it clear that he did not doubt the veracity of any implication that Russia was trying to help — something most Republicans have vehemently denied.

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When Republicans brought Special Counsel John Durham to the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, they thought it would be an opportunity to score points against Democrats, particularly Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who has criticized Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry. Criticized Russia. Spent years building connections with

What they got instead was a viral moment when Schiff found Durham — the man tasked with concluding whether the FBI's investigation into Russia's ties to the Trump campaign in 2016 was appropriate. were - Took Durham to work.

Schiff, the former impeachment manager against Trump, questioned Durham about whether President Trump disclosed information released by Russian hackers during the 2016 election. Durham repeatedly insisted he had no knowledge of the matter. But during the exchange, Durham made it clear that he did not doubt the authenticity of the evidence showing Russia was trying to help Trump — something many Republicans have vehemently denied.

"I don't think there's any question that the Russians hacked the system, they released the information," Durham said.

"And it was helpful for the Trump campaign, right?" asked the chef.

After trying to deflect the question, Durham agreed that the Russians had been helpful to the Trump campaign.

"And Trump used it, like I said, didn't he use stolen documents a hundred times during the campaign," Schiff said.

Durham said he "didn't really read the papers, or listen to the news."

"So I don't know that," he said.

"Were you completely oblivious to Donald Trump's use of stolen emails a hundred times during the campaign?" asked the chef. "Did that escape your attention?"

Durham replied that he was not aware of this.

The exchange was one of several tense moments between Schiff and Durham throughout the day as Republicans backed Durham's report, insisting the FBI was investigating possible collusion between Trump and Russia in the 2016 election. Is. Should not have investigated.

More specifically, Durham appears to be unaware of the important facts of the alliance between the campaign and Russia. That ignorance came to the fore in several awkward exchanges with Democrats on the House Judiciary Commission.

This has been questioned by Eric Sowell-Durham about how Weill has said he "tried a real deal in Moscow and hid it from the public." It was a deal, detailed in Mueller's report, in which the Russian government promised to license one of the towers to Moscow. The proposed payment, the public gathering about it at the time and at the time, caused a lot of damage to Russia on its campaign. Drum replied, "I don't know anything about that."