The CIA obstructed federal investigators from the Justice Department and the IRS in interviewing Kevin Morris, Hunter Biden’s close associate, during a five-year probe into the tax matters of the President’s son, as per the report by the New York Post. This significant disclosure was made by a whistleblower who shared the details with the chairmen of the House Oversight and House Judiciary Committee, as reported by The Post. The whistleblower revealed that the intelligence agency prevented IRS and Justice Department investigators from questioning Morris in August 2021, who is a prominent Hollywood lawyer and supporter of Hunter Biden.
A letter addressed to CIA Director William Burns highlighted this development. The whistleblower informed Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) that two DOJ officials were called to the CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., where they were informed that Morris was not available to testify in their investigation concerning Hunter Biden.
“It is unknown why or on what basis the CIA allegedly intervened to prevent investigators from interviewing Mr. Morris,” Comer and Jordan wrote.
Whistleblower reveals the CIA stonewalled the IRS from interviewing Hunter Biden’s business associate — Kevin Morris.
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— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) March 21, 2024
“However, these allegations track with other evidence showing how the DOJ deviated from its standard investigative practices during the investigation of Hunter Biden,” the letter stated.
The Republican legislators stated that the whistleblower’s testimony appears to support their apprehensions regarding the Department of Justice’s departure from regular procedures in granting preferential treatment to Hunter Biden. They emphasized that this evidence has been brought to light during the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
Consequently, they formally asked the CIA to provide them with all the records it holds pertaining to the DOJ and IRS investigation of Hunter Biden, as well as any documents related to Kevin Morris.
“CIA does not comment on specific investigations,” a spokesperson told The Post in response to an inquiry. “We can say that CIA cooperates with law enforcement partners and does not obstruct investigations. CIA also fully and routinely cooperates with our oversight committees and will continue to do so.”
According to reports, it was revealed during interviews with the House Ways and Means, Oversight, and Judiciary Committees on January 18 that Morris, aged 60, had provided a loan of at least $5 million to the president’s 54-year-old son. This loan was extended after their meeting at a political fundraiser for his father in Hollywood in late 2019. The information provided by Morris sheds light on the alleged actions of the Justice Department, as two IRS whistleblowers had previously claimed that the department had shielded the president’s son by obstructing other witnesses from testifying and preventing tax investigators from asking questions that could implicate Biden.
The outlet added:
“Those loans began a month after he met Hunter and continued through 2022, as the Justice Department was finalizing its tax investigation into the president’s son, which initially resulted in a probation-only plea deal.
“But that plea agreement imploded in a Delaware federal courtroom last July under questioning from US District Judge Maryellen Noreika, who asked prosecutors about the scope of an immunity provision buried in it.”
