FBI agent involved in Hunter Biden probe does not believe politics were involved

FIRST ON FOX: An FBI special agent involved in the Hunter Biden probe told the House Judiciary Committee that they did not believe politics were involved in decision-making during the federal investigation into President Biden’s son, according to testimony reviewed by Fox News Digital.

The FBI agent participated in a transcribed interview behind closed doors Monday. Fox News Digital has reviewed a copy of the transcript of that testimony and agreed not to identify the agent.

The interview comes amid the House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into the probe after IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley alleged that prosecutorial decisions throughout the Hunter Biden probe were influenced by politics. David Weiss, who served as the U. S. Attorney for Delaware, has been leading the Hunter Biden investigation since its onset.

When the agent was pressed on whether they thought decisions made by the U. S. Attorney’s office were made to "give Hunter Biden some favoritism," the agent replied, "I do not."

"So you don’t think when Hunter Biden’s lawyers were notified of pending search warrants, that wasn’t an example of favoritism?" Counsel asked.

The committee was then told that the agent was not able to speak about specific investigative steps.

Counsel also asked, "If members of the Biden family had information relevant to this investigation, would it be an example of political favoritism to shut down those interviews and not allow the investigators to conduct them?"

The agent, again, said it is an "ongoing matter," and said generally speaking, "there are various reasons for why those things may occur."

The agent clarified and said it "depends."

"It’s just, you’re asking me to infer on a matter that I wasn’t specifically involved in at that time," the agent said. "I don’t know all the facts surrounding it. And so it’s very difficult to make that inference."

The agent was asked about whether investigating the son of the president of the United States makes the case "more complicated."

"I think so — I’ve worked and overseen cases that have complications for various reasons," the agent said. "Yes, I’ll acknowledge the fact that I think the media has made it seem like it’s more significant in that sense, but that is not how we picture it, and ‘we’ as in the FBI."

The majority counsel questioned the witness during the interview about some of Shapley’s allegations, which included prosecutors not questioning witnesses about the "big guy" or "dad," an apparent reference to Joe Biden; investigators being prohibited from interviewing Biden family members about certain payments; and more.... (Read more)

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