IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler said he felt blocked from pursuing matters in the Hunter Biden investigation, including any matters which may have led them to Hunter Biden’s father, President Joe Biden.
Ziegler, who previously was identified as Whistleblower X, also refused to comment on whether Joe Biden financially benefited from Hunter Biden’s business dealings in an interview with CBS News.
EXCLUSIVE: Hunter Biden IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler tells @CBS_Herridge that anytime IRS investigators potentially wanted to ask questions related to President Biden, they were told “That’s gonna take too much approvals. We can’t ask those questions.” https://t.co/nW1F5u3Ez5 pic.twitter.com/6xQCBhixGA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 19, 2023
When asked directly if he uncovered “evidence that President Biden financially from his son’s deals,” Ziegler said he did not “feel comfortable answering that question.”
When pressed why he was uncomfortable answering the question, Ziegler said he was told not to ask.
“Anytime we potentially wanted to go down the road of asking questions related to the president, it was, ‘That’s gonna take too much approvals. We can’t ask those questions.’ And I mean, it created an environment that was very hard to deal with,” Ziegler told CBS News.
He also said that while he understands the need for additional approval, he said they would put the request for approval far down the priority list.
“Yes, I do understand that aspect. But it would be like, ‘Well, let’s think about it. Let’s put that on the back burner,’” Ziegler said.
Ziegler also said he felt “handcuffed” in the investigation because of how they were not permitted to go down certain paths in the investigation into the first son.
“When you’re prevented from going down certain roads, I guess I don’t know what could have been found if we were not hamstrung or not handcuffed,” Ziegler said.
He also said he does not believe that all taxpayers are being treated the same based on how the Hunter Biden investigation was handled.
“At the end of the day, it’s a matter of, ‘Are we treating everyone the same? Are we treating all taxpayers the same?’ And in this case, no, I don’t think so,” Ziegler said.
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Ziegler is testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, alongside fellow IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.
The hearing comes almost a month after it was announced Hunter Biden would enter a plea deal related to two charges regarding failure to pay federal income tax.
