
attorney in charge of the Hunter Biden probe, David Weiss - who was appointed by former President Donald Trump - had full authority over the case. The Justice Department denied the whistleblower claims, saying the U.S. Department policy has long warned prosecutors to take care in charging cases with potential political overtones around the time of an election, to avoid any possible influence on the outcome. But it’s unclear whether the conflict they describe amounts to internal disagreement about how to pursue the wide-ranging probe or a pattern of interference and preferential treatment. The testimony from the two individuals - Greg Shapley and an unidentified IRS agent - detailed what they called a pattern of “slow-walking investigative steps” and delaying enforcement actions months before elections. “Whistleblowers describe how the Biden Justice Department intervened and overstepped in a campaign to protect the son of Joe Biden by delaying, divulging and denying an ongoing investigation into Hunter Biden’s alleged tax crimes,” Smith, R-Mo., told reporters. Jason Smith, voted to publicly disclose congressional testimony from two former IRS agents who worked on the federal investigation into the younger Biden’s taxes and foreign business dealings. The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Republican Rep. He has also worked with a wide range of leading international jazz artists including Eddie Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson and Steve Grossman.Įxpect an improvised soundscape that references minimalist serialist composers and art house film scoring.WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans released testimony Thursday from two IRS whistleblowers who allege that the Justice Department interfered with their yearslong investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter - a charge the department swiftly denied. He has recently released a ‘A Short Diary’ on ECM Records, a duo album with Kit Downes.īassist Arnie Somogyi is well-known to UK jazz audiences as the band leader of innovative sextet ‘Ambulance’ and Anglo-Hungarian 10-piece ‘Improvokation’. Seb Rochford came to prominence as the leader of experimental jazz originators ‘Polar Bear’ but has gone on to collaborate with Herbie Hancock, Damon Albarn, Brian Eno and David Byrne, amongst many others. Throughout his eclectic musical career he has maintained a passion for jazz and improvised music, recently recording with US trumpet legend Eddie Henderson. His musical pedigree also includes partnerships with a wide range of diverse artists including Terry Riley, Jeff Beck, Marianne Faithfull, Patti Smith and Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory, with whom he composed a new soundtrack for silent film 'The Passion of Joan of Arc’.

Adrian Utley is probably best known as one of the key members of platinum-selling band Portishead, and the creative genius behind their distinctive sound.
