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   A US tax special agent has information about how a criminal investigation   
   into the son of US President Joe Biden has been hampered by "political   
   considerations", says his lawyer.   
      
   The attorney for the unnamed agent says his client is seeking   
   whistleblower protections from Congress to speak out.   
      
   He says the agent alleges "preferential treatment and politics improperly   
   infecting decisions" in the inquiry.   
      
   A White House official denied Mr Biden had meddled in the probe into his   
   son.   
      
   Congressional Republicans are investigating whether Hunter Biden   
   improperly used family ties in his business dealings.   
      
   What was Hunter Biden doing in China and Ukraine?   
   Mark Lytle, a lawyer representing the employee of the Internal Revenue   
   Service (IRS) tax agency, wrote to a bipartisan group of lawmakers on   
   Wednesday.   
      
   He said he represents a "career IRS Criminal Supervisory Special Agent who   
   has been overseeing the ongoing and sensitive investigation of a high   
   profile, controversial subject since early 2020".   
      
   The employee is prepared to "contradict sworn testimony to Congress by a   
   senior political appointee", and reveal "clear conflicts of interest", the   
   letter states.   
      
   "My client wants to come forward to Congress," Mr Lytle told CBS News.   
      
   "He's ready to be questioned about what he knows and what he experienced   
   under the proper legal protections."   
      
   The lawyer added that his client was limited from speaking publicly about   
   any individual's tax filings, and would require protections from Congress   
   in order to reveal any insights.   
      
   A lawyer for Mr Biden told NBC News that the IRS agent appeared to have   
   "committed a crime".   
      
   "It is a felony for an IRS agent to improperly disclose information about   
   an ongoing tax investigation," said the attorney, Chris Clark.   
      
   In October, a US source told reporters that the FBI had collected enough   
   evidence to charge Hunter Biden with tax crimes dating back to at least   
   2019.   
      
   A federal grand jury in Delaware led by a Trump-picked U.S. attorney has   
   been examining the younger Biden's taxes and foreign business work since   
   2018.   
      
   Last month, US Attorney General Merrick Garland told a Senate hearing he   
   would not interfere with the investigation.   
      
   President Biden has said that he has never spoken to his son about his   
   business dealings.   
      
   On Thursday, White House spokesman Ian Sams said Mr Biden had vowed to   
   allow the investigation into his son to be conducted "free from any   
   political interference by the White House".   
      
   "He has upheld that commitment," added Mr Sams.   
      
      
      
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