Whistleblower Reveals CIA Stonewalled Interview with Hunter Biden Business Associate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) revealed that a whistleblower disclosed to the Committees that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) intervened to stop the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from interviewing Patrick Kevin Morris, an associate of Hunter Biden.
According to the whistleblower, in August 2021, when IRS investigators were preparing to interview Kevin Morris, the CIA intervened to stop the interview. The CIA allegedly summoned two DOJ officials to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia for a briefing regarding Mr. Morris. At that meeting, it was communicated that Mr. Morris could not be a witness in the investigation. It is unknown why or on what basis the CIA allegedly intervened to prevent investigators from interviewing Mr. Morris. However, these allegations track with other evidence that shows how the DOJ deviated from its standard investigative practices during the investigation of Hunter Biden.
Excerpts of the letter to Director Burns:
"As part of the impeachment inquiry, the Committees are investigating, among other things, whether President Biden 'abuse[d] his power as President to impede, obstruct, or otherwise hinder investigations or the prosecution of Hunter Biden.' As background, for years, the IRS and DOJ had been investigating Hunter Biden for tax crimes. The Committees have documented how the DOJ deviated from its standard processes to afford preferential treatment to Hunter Biden. The Committees learned about the deviations in the spring of 2023 after two brave whistleblowers testified to Congress that DOJ officials deviated 'from the normal process that provided preferential treatment, in this case to Hunter Biden . . . .' Among other deviations, DOJ officials restricted what investigative steps the investigators could pursue, tipped off Hunter Biden's attorneys about investigative steps, and even prevented investigators from conducting witness interviews. The whistleblowers' testimony about the preferential treatment provided to Hunter Biden has been corroborated by testimony from other witnesses and documents the Committees have received.
"The information we recently received from the whistleblower seems to corroborate our concerns about DOJ's deviations from standard process to provide Hunter Biden with preferential treatment. According to the whistleblower, in August 2021, when IRS investigators were preparing to interview Patrick Kevin Morris, an associate of Hunter Biden, the CIA intervened to stop the interview. Two DOJ officials were allegedly summoned to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia for a briefing regarding Mr. Morris. At that meeting, it was communicated that Mr. Morris could not be a witness during the investigation.
"It is unknown why or on what basis the CIA allegedly intervened to prevent investigators from interviewing Mr. Morris. However, these allegations track with other evidence showing how the DOJ deviated from its standard investigative practices during the investigation of Hunter Biden. Accordingly, to further the Committees' ongoing oversight and impeachment inquiry, please provide the following documents and information:
1. All documents and communications referring or relating to the Department of Justice and/or Internal Revenue Service investigation of Robert Hunter Biden; and
2. All documents and communications referring or relating to Patrick Kevin Morris, including but not limited to efforts to interview Mr. Morris as part of the investigation of Robert Hunter Biden."
Read the full letter to Director Burns here.
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