Jake Tapper presses GOP-backed whistleblower on why Trump-appointed prosecutor denies his claims

One of the Republican Party's whistleblowers in their Hunter Biden investigation, Joseph Ziegler — an IRS special agent and self-described Democrat — testified to Congress that he believed the Justice Department improperly prevented the full range of charges from being considered against President Joe Biden's son.

But when Ziegler appeared on CNN Thursday, anchor Jake Tapper asked him why Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump-appointed prosecutor investigating the case, disputed all of these claims — and Ziegler had no answer.

"So, let me just, give you an opportunity to respond to some of the things that Democrats on Capitol Hill are saying," said Tapper. "First of all, they're saying, why would a Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney, David Weiss, lie?"

"I have no idea what his motives or beliefs are," said Ziegler. "All I can do is present the facts to Congress and it's for them to determine, and the American people and the administration to make the proper decision on how to move forward."

"Do you know of criminal charges against Hunter Biden that were not filed that definitively, there's evidence, proof that they should be filed and he should be facing justice for?" Tapper pressed him later in the interview.

"So, again, meeting with the assigned attorneys, and that included Department of Justice tax attorneys all agreed for felony and misdemeanor tax charges related to 2017, 2018, and 2019," said Ziegler. "I didn't see that in the charges document that was filed in Delaware."

"And those charges would have been for what?" asked Tapper. "Undeclared income?"

"It would have been a false declared tax income. 7201, tax evading," said Ziegler.

Contrary to Ziegler's claims, experts have said that most tax offenses of this sort, where the unpaid taxes have already been paid back, are actually settled in civil cases, with prosecution and plea agreements exceedingly rare.

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