An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to release information about what the agent believes is a mishandling of an investigation into President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, according to a letter to members of Congress.

Mark Lytle, the IRS whistleblower’s attorney, wrote to lawmakers on Wednesday that his client has information about his failure to mitigate apparent conflicts of interest in the final order “of a criminal investigation related to the taxes.” of the younger Biden and whether he made a false statement.” in connection with a gun purchase.

Despite serious risks of retaliation, my client offers to provide you with the information necessary to exercise your constitutional oversight function and to make the disclosures in an impartial manner to the leadership of the relevant committees on both sides of the political aisle, Lytle said in a letter obtained by the Associated Press, which was sent to the chairmen and senior members of various House and Senate committees.

The letter says that the oversight special agent previously disclosed the information they want to share with Congress internally to the IRS and a watchdog for the Justice Department. Lytle added that his client is able to contradict affidavits from a senior political appointee to lawmakers.” That appointee is not named.

The special agent also wants to reveal examples of preferential treatment and politics that improperly infect decisions and protocols that would normally be followed by professional law enforcement professionals in similar circumstances if the subject had no political connections,” the attorney added.

The Justice Department declined to comment. Hunter Biden’s legal team was not immediately available for comment. A request for comment from the IRS was not immediately returned.

Hunter Bidens taxes and foreign business activities have been under investigation by a federal grand jury in Delaware since at least 2018. No charges have been filed so far. In addition, his membership on the board of directors of a Ukrainian energy company and his attempts to make deals in China have long raised questions among Republicans about whether he was acting in his father’s public service.

Joe Biden has said he never spoke to his son about foreign affairs. There is no indication that the president is involved in the federal investigation.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a congressional hearing last month that he will not interfere with the department’s investigation.

He told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he has turned the case over to U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware, who would have the authority to expand his investigation outside the state if necessary.

He’s been told not to be denied anything he needs, Garland said. I’ve heard nothing from that office suggesting they can’t do everything the US attorney wants to do.

The whistleblower letter, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, comes as House Republicans have opened their own investigations into nearly every facet of Hunter Biden’s business dealings, including investigating foreign payments and other aspects of the business. his finances.

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, recently reviewed financial transactions of members of the Biden family that were flagged for attention. Those financial reports are routine, with larger financial transactions automatically reported to the government, and do not in themselves constitute evidence of wrongdoing.

But Comer, who has led the various investigations into Hunter Biden, said the whistleblower’s letter is further evidence of the importance of congressional investigations into the president and his family.

It is deeply concerning that the Biden administration may be obstructing justice by blocking efforts to indict Hunter Biden for tax violations,” Comer said in a statement Thursday.