'My client wants to come forward to Congress,' the lawyer for the potential whistleblower told CBS News.
The attorney for an unnamed IRS criminal supervisory special agent says his client has asked Congress for protections to speak out about allegations that a years-long, high-profile and politically sensitive investigation has been hindered by"preferential treatment and politics," according to a letter obtained by CBS News. That investigation is the one probing potential tax crimes by Hunter Biden, CBS News has learned.
Weiss had been acting head of the Delaware office at the time and received the endorsements of the state's Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, both Democrats. The Justice Department and its office of the inspector general did not immediately respond to CBS News' request for comment. The U.S. attorney's office in Delaware declined to comment. And the White House referred a request for comment to the Justice Department or IRS. The IRS and Treasury inspector general for Tax Administration have also not responded to a request for comment.
Chris Clark, an attorney for Hunter Biden, declined to comment. President Biden has previously said he was not involved in his son's business dealings, and there has been no evidence that has emerged to refute this. Lytle spent 25 years as a white collar prosecutor handling a range of cases, including on complex tax matters. While a career employee at the Justice department, he had been assigned to briefly work in the Trump White House, but indicated his limited role in the administration has no bearing in this matter, and neither he nor his client are motivated by politics.
"It really doesn't come down to his credibility, whether you believe him or not," Lytle said."Because the things he's been through are very well documented in emails, and other communications with the Department of Justice."
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