Rep. Harriet Hageman: The Biden Family Corruption and America’s Two-Tiered System of Justice

In a guest column, Rep. Hageman writes, "One of the most obvious examples of disparate treatment involves the Hunter Biden investigations, and the government-wide effort to protect him and his father to cover up what is shaping up to be one of the most significant scandals in our country’s history."

July 25, 20236 min read

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, said Wednesday that the findings of the Durham investigation that say there was no collusion between former President Donald Trump and Russia during the 2016 campaign prove the federal government has been weaponized against Trump.
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, said Wednesday that the findings of the Durham investigation that say there was no collusion between former President Donald Trump and Russia during the 2016 campaign prove the federal government has been weaponized against Trump. (Matt Idler for Cowboy State Daily)

Since the establishment of the House Judiciary’s subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, and with Republicans back in control of the House of Representatives, we have uncovered a great deal about the two-tiered system of justice that has been created at the hands of bad actors operating in the shadows of our federal government.

These bad actors have permeated multiple federal agencies and the damage to the credibility of those agencies is significant. We often surmised that there seemed to be a different set of rules for Democrats and Republicans, but now, through whistleblower testimony and uncovered documents, we know this to be true. 

Numerous whistleblowers, United States Senators, and subject matter experts have testified before our committees about the many ways the Obama and Biden administrations have weaponized the federal bureaucracy to limit Constitutional rights, unlawfully investigate certain individuals, and unequally enforce the law.

We have learned of the contrast between how certain American citizens are treated as compared to others – solely based on their political or religious beliefs. It seems that for some in the FBI and DOJ, being Catholic, owning a gun, or wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, means that you must be surveilled and suppressed. 

One of the most obvious examples of disparate treatment involves the Hunter Biden investigations, and the government-wide effort to protect him and his father to cover up what is shaping up to be one of the most significant scandals in our country’s history. 

The danger lies in the possibility that the leader of the free world has been compromised by his son Hunter’s shady business dealings, and worse yet, may have been complicit in them. In one particular case, two whistleblowers have detailed their multi-year involvement in the Hunter Biden investigation. Their willingness to come forward and share their findings, at great risk to their careers and safety, has exposed gaping holes in how the deep state protects its own and persecutes its opposition.    

They testified that the Department of Justice stalled requests for action to the point that such investigation fell within the 2020 pre-election window (where DOJ policy forbids further action on politically sensitive cases) and delayed potential charges until the statute of limitations lapsed -- including serious charges of tax avoidance and unreported income.

When the bureaucrats aren’t delaying, they are denying. Prosecutors denied investigators the opportunity to ask about Joe Biden, and among other things, whether he was the “big guy” involved in various foreign entanglements. This seems rather odd considering that even though President Biden has stated that he had no knowledge of any business dealings that hunter was involved with, the public continues to learn of multiple instances that easily dispute his statements. As recently as this week we have learned from former Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer, that Joe Biden not only knew of Hunter’s business dealing, but that he actually actively participated in meeting in person and over the phone. They denied U.S. Attorney David Weiss’s request for special council status and request to bring charges in the Central District of California.  They have avoided interviewing one of the most important witnesses in this entire matter, Tony Bobulinski, Hunter Biden’s former business partner.     

As bad as the delaying and denying tactics were, the corrupt leaders of these agencies have gone even further, with IRS whistleblowers testifying under oath that critical information was leaked to Hunter Biden’s attorneys. These leaks gave the Biden team the ability to remove or destroy potential evidence in advance of a planned raid on a storage facility.  These whistleblowers also claim that interview subjects were tipped off in advance of potential action, which resulted in only one of twelve subjects being available for an interview. It is stunning to learn that our own federal law enforcement leaders were enabling a suspect to tamper with evidence while blocking their own employees from conducting a thorough and uncompromised investigation into what may be the greatest crime ever committed by anyone in elected office. This is more than just tipping the scales of justice – it is blatant criminality and exposes a two-tiered justice system that violates the very foundation of our country – one built on equal protection and the rule of law. 

We know from these whistleblowers and the evidence corroborated by House Oversight and House Judiciary Committees’ investigations that shell companies directly connected to Joe Biden’s immediate family members were created. We know that tens of millions of dollars were funneled through these companies, and that Hunter Biden and other family members have been paid millions by Ukraine and Chinese (think CCP) businesses. We know that a WhatsApp message from Hunter to a CCP business executive sounded a lot like extortion – and if claims made in that message are true, it is a damning indictment of Joe Biden’s involvement in these schemes.

How many more incidents must be uncovered before our agencies and their “leadership” are held accountable for these bad acts?  How many more indictments will be brought against Donald Trump while the Department of Justice aids and abets the Biden crime family? How much longer will this two-tiered system of justice continue to violate the Constitutional rights of those deemed by this administration to be counter to their views before Christopher Wray and Merrick Garland are removed from their positions?

America is running out of time to restore trust in our federal law enforcement agencies and running out of patience with the lies and partisanship of agency leaders. Congress must do its part to ensure that we can once again be confident that the FBI and DOJ are working for us – for a fairly and honestly administered rule of law, by continuing to investigate, expose, and demand answers – and to withhold funding, hold in contempt, and even impeach where necessary.