Jordan subpoenas federal prosecutor accused of thwarting parts of Hunter Biden probe

The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Assistant U.S. Attorney for Delaware Lesley Wolf to compel her to testify about the tax investigation into first son Hunter Biden.

Earlier this year, a pair of IRS whistleblowers repeatedly pointed to Wolf as a leading figure in the years-long investigation, whom they said often threw cold water on their plans to rigorously investigate the first son or pursue various lines of inquiry.

The whistleblowers have further alleged that the probe itself faced political interference from Biden administration officials with the apparent aim of stifling the worst charges against the president's son.

"Based on the Committee’s investigation to date, it is clear that you possess specialized and unique information that is unavailable to the Committee through other sources and without which the Committee’s inquiry would be incomplete," Jordan wrote. "Witness testimony and public reporting indicates that as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, you were directly involved in that office’s investigation of Hunter Biden, which deviated from standard investigative procedures."

The Ohio lawmaker further cited whistleblower testimony placing Wolf at nearly all of the prosecution team meetings related to the case and stated that "[i]nformation available to the Committee suggests that you—either directly or by instructing others—are responsible for many of the decisions to deviate from standard investigative protocol" throughout the investigation.

Jordan further noted that the Department of Justice had refused to make Wolf available for a voluntary interview on the basis of an "ongoing investigation" but insisted the DOJ's argument "rests on no constitutional privilege or case law authority."

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