California prosecutor blocked special counsel from charging Hunter Biden, IRS official confirms
By Josh Christenson
Published Sep. 22, 2023, 2:50 p.m. ET
A federal prosecutor blocked then-Delaware US Attorney David Weiss from bringing tax charges against first son Hunter Biden in Southern California late last year, a third IRS official has testified to Congress.
IRS Director of Field Operations Michael Batdorf told the House Ways and Means Committee earlier this month that US Attorney E. Martin Estrada of the Central District of California had declined to partner with Weiss on the case, forcing him to look elsewhere.
The Delaware prosecutor revealed the setback to Batdorf and IRS special agent in charge Darrell Waldon in a December 2022 phone call, according to a transcript of Batdorf’s Sept. 12 interview reviewed by The Post.
“He just said that they had declined and he had to make the decision on where he was going to go,” Batdorf said of the conversation with Weiss.
The disclosure cuts against sworn congressional testimony by Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has repeatedly claimed Weiss had “full authority” to pursue charges against Hunter Biden anywhere in the US.
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