Senate investigators released Justice Department records they say contain evidence of potential prostitution-related crimes involving Hunter Biden that were not previously provided to Congress during earlier inquiries.
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Senate Republicans on Monday released Justice Department records they say reveal federal investigators possessed evidence of possible prostitution-related offenses involving Hunter Biden but failed to provide the materials to congressional investigators during earlier oversight inquiries.
According to a report from Just the News, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson obtained records from the United States Department of Justice after requesting them during a 2022 investigation into alleged Biden family corruption and conflicts of interest.
The senators said the documents include text messages and other records that they believe demonstrate the government had substantial evidence of possible violations of the Mann Act, a federal law prohibiting the transportation of individuals across state lines for prostitution or “any other immoral purpose.”
Grassley and Johnson stated the records indicate potential violations dating back to at least October 2020.
Among the materials released were communications that investigators said appeared to show Hunter Biden purchasing airfare in 2018 for an unidentified woman traveling from Los Angeles to another destination.
The senators also referenced findings from their September 2020 investigation into Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings while former President Joe Biden served as vice president.
That earlier Senate report cited financial transactions involving women from Ukraine and Russia, including payments investigators said appeared connected to “an Eastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring.”
The newly released records include excerpts from documents published by Grassley’s office, which lawmakers say contain conversations and evidence tied to those allegations.
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IRS investigators previously involved in the federal tax investigation into Hunter Biden also reported finding evidence of possible Mann Act violations, according to prior reporting from Just the News.
One IRS investigator who later became a congressional whistleblower testified that Hunter Biden allegedly deducted expenses tied to prostitutes and appeared to finance interstate travel involving some of the women, according to additional reporting.
Grassley said the Justice Department’s failure to produce the records earlier raises additional concerns regarding how the investigation was handled under the Biden administration.
“[The] DOJ and FBI possessed evidence of potential crimes, yet it’s unclear what steps they … took to fully investigate this shocking evidence,” Grassley said in a statement shared with Just the News.
“We do know President Biden followed it up by issuing an unprecedented pardon to get his son off the hook for serious crimes. This is an affront to blind justice, and it’s especially sickening considering Hunter Biden’s actions appear to have put vulnerable women at risk,” Grassley added.
The records were released amid continuing congressional scrutiny over the Justice Department’s handling of investigations connected to the Biden family and allegations by whistleblowers that federal prosecutors provided preferential treatment to the former president’s son.
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