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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Hunter Biden's alleged WhatsApp message fuels GOP assertions of corruption

The Justice Department's five-year probe into Hunter Biden lurched toward a conclusion last week with the announcement of a plea deal that will likely allow President Joe Biden's 53-year-old son to avoid prison. But that hasn't stopped congressional Republicans from levelling fresh accusations of corruption against the president and his family. 

GOP lawmakers on Thursday released transcripts from two IRS whistleblowers who together complained in April that the Justice Department sabotaged investigators' efforts to level harsher penalties against the younger Biden -- an accusation at odds with statements made by the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney who prosecuted the case.