Comer, Greene press DOJ over handling of alleged Hunter Biden sexual exploitation

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote on Tuesday to Department of Justice officials responsible for human trafficking issues to address concerns that the department ignored serious allegations against first son Hunter Biden involving prostitutes.

"DOJ appears to have ignored its own policies by only charging Hunter Biden with two misdemeanor tax charges. But more disturbing, the Committee is concerned DOJ disregarded the victims who were sexually exploited by Hunter Biden," the pair wrote. "Specifically, Congressional testimony indicates that Hunter Biden paid prostitutes—victims—and used such payments as tax expenses for one of his companies. These testimonies also indicated DOJ was investigating Hunter Biden for Mann Act violations."

The pair sent their letter to DOJ National Human Trafficking Coordinator Hilary Axam and DOJ Office for Victims of Crime Director Kristina Rose.

"We seek to analyze legislation that penalizes federal prosecutors who do not uphold victims’ rights—regardless of the defendant’s last name or political affiliation—and ensures that funds designated for victim related programs are used appropriately by DOJ. As the National Human Trafficking Coordinator and Director of the Office for Victims of Crimes at DOJ, you bear responsibility to ensure victims, including the women Hunter Biden allegedly sexually exploited, receive their statutory rights," they stated.

The pair then made reference to the testimonies of two IRS whistleblowers who investigated the first son and referenced Greene's discussion of potential Mann Act violations through Hunter allegedly deducting the payments to prostitutes from his taxes. During said hearing, Greene questioned IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, at one point displaying sexually graphic images of the first son and other individuals (whose identities were censored) to make her point.

During that exchange, Ziegler confirmed that Hunter had listed a tax deduction for a golf club payment that in fact was a payment to a "sex club." Shapley corroborated the allegations that Hunter had expensed the costs of prostitutes.

"Based on this testimony, it appears Hunter Biden concealed illegal payments to prostitutes—victims—by claiming business expenses through one of his companies. Put simply, Hunter Biden’s criminal conduct harmed these women, and such harm appears to involve the 2018 tax charge for which he is now pleading guilty," they wrote. 

"Additionally, the Committee is concerned about the narrow scope of the charges that the DOJ chose to bring despite available evidence to other, more serious crimes," Greene and Comer asserted. "The limited charging decisions may directly affect the victims’ ability to obtain relief. In choosing to ignore more severe criminal charges or omit relevant offense conduct, the DOJ opted to leave victims out of the conversation—a statutory right under the CVRA [Crime Victims' Rights Act]."

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