Posted on 05/24/2023 8:16:15 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel denied retaliating against whistleblowers who recently contacted Congress to allege a cover-up in the Hunter Biden tax fraud investigation.
“I want to state unequivocally that I have not intervened – and will not intervene – in any way that would impact the status of any whistleblower,” Werfel said in a May 17 letter to the House Ways and Means Committee obtained by Fox News.
Werfel contends that the purge of the IRS’s Biden investigatory team on May 15 was allegedly done on the orders of the Justice Department, which aligns with what one of the whistleblower’s attorneys told congressional leaders.
“The IRS whistleblower you reference alleges that the change in their work assignment came at the direction of the Department of Justice. As a general matter and not in reference to any specific case, I believe it is important to emphasize that in any matter involving federal judicial proceedings, the IRS follows the direction of the Justice Department,” Werfel wrote in the letter.
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Expose em All
LIARS!
Well, that’s good enough for me! /s
What a deepstate POS.
Not denying that targeted retaliation happened, just denying that he had anything to do with it.
Yep. CYA Mode.
They are playing the silo protection game.
“LIARS!”
YES!
All ComDem’s LIE
Never believe anything about a Democrat until they deny it.
Once they deny it, you know it’s 100% true.
” I believe it is important to emphasize that in any matter involving federal judicial proceedings, the IRS follows the direction of the Justice Department...”
Corrupt agency just following another corrupt agency’s orders.
Actually they were called off the case by the DOJ. One of two reasons, no criminal coming (probably likely). They asked for replacements (not likely as none were called in).
IOW, there will be a tax payment, no criminal. The threat of Bidet pardoning him loomed plus even with pardon, the civil tax case would proceed anyway. These scumbags know all the options, always.
BS, the IRS commissioner does not report to the DOJ or the AG. He works for the Treasury Secretary who answers to the President.
The DOJ is not in a position to make personnel dicisions at the IRS.
Agree
ComDems believe they are totally above the law.
They are so much better about everything, so they are not restrained in power for any reason.
“These scumbags know all the options, always.”
Yes. And nobody in the media questions any decision that they make. And much of the court system is bought too.
Why not help them out?
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