Hunter Biden probe 'undermined' if half of allegations true: legal analyst

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'If searches were blocked, or questions limited, the account could confirm the worst suspicions about this investigation,' attorney Jonathan Turley said.

, Turley said that the allegations"are not proof" and that the whistleblowers' claims are still"unverified but clearly worthy of investigation."

Above, in this screenshot from the DNCC’s livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, addresses the virtual convention on August 20, 2020. The integrity and credibility of the Hunter Biden tax investigation could be"undermined" if part of the allegations made by the Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers is true, according to Jonathan Truley, a law professor at George Washington University.

"If searches were blocked, or questions limited, the account could confirm the worst suspicions about this investigation," Turley added. During his testimony, Shapley alleged that Hunter Biden's lawyers were tipped off about developments in the investigation and that multiple requests to charge the president's son were denied. However, the Justice Department denied those claims and argued that David Weiss, aand the U.S. attorney overseeing the case, has the authority to handle the Hunter Biden investigation as he sees fit.

"I don't know how it would be possible for anybody to block him from bringing a prosecution given that he has this authority," Attorney General

 

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