Attorney Says IRS Whistleblower ‘Could Not Live With Himself If He Stayed Quiet’

Hunter Biden arrives for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 20, 2021. Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images

The attorney representing an IRS criminal supervisory agent seeking whistleblower status “could not live with himself” if he stayed quiet about the information he’s bringing to Congress.

Attorney Mark Lytle appeared on Fox News’ “Special Report” on April 20 to speak about his client’s motives in coming forward with information reportedly about first son Hunter Biden.

In an April 19 letter, Lytle of the Washington-based law firm Nixon Peabody addressed members of the House of Representatives and Senate, saying his unnamed client has been in charge of an “ongoing and sensitive investigation of a high-profile, controversial subject since early 2020 and would like to make protected whistleblower disclosures to Congress.”

Witness ‘Not Political’

During his interview, the attorney emphasized that his client, who has remained anonymous up to this point, is not political and asked that lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle be contacted about the information.

Lytle also explained that the eight lawmakers were addressed in the letter because laws that govern IRS information require only certain committees to be notified of potential crimes to protect taxpayers’ privacy.

The attorney said his client is “a career law enforcement officer who is respected within the IRS, and he teaches other agents how to properly do investigations.”

As such, he claims investigative steps were not taken in a high-profile case handled by the IRS and believes it was “influenced by politics.”

“He’s not a political person. He’s not coming here with a political agenda. He has been at the IRS for a long time ... and now he’s a supervisory special agent. He’s been trusted at the IRS.

Although the letter didn’t mention Hunter Biden by name, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in an April 20 interview on Fox News that the whistleblower was bringing information about a potential conflict of interest with the Hunter Biden investigation.

Documentary Proof

There has been widespread conjecture about who the “senior political appointee” whose sworn testimony to Congress would be contradicted; however many believe it to be Attorney General Merrick Garland.

That theory was at least partially supported when Lytle said his client heard “a senior politically appointed official at the Department of Justice” contradict what the whistleblower knew to be true.

“In his mind [the statements are] directly contradictory to what he knows is going on with the investigation and what he can prove with documents,” Lytle went on, saying that is what made his client want to come forward.

According to Lytle’s letter, his client has made legally protected disclosures to the IRS, the U.S. Treasury Inspector General, the Office of Inspector General, and the Department of Justice.

“My goal is to ensure that my client can properly share his lawfully protected disclosures with congressional committees,” Lytle wrote.

“Thus, I respectfully request that your committees work with me to facilitate sharing this information with Congress legally and with the fully informed advice of counsel.”