IRS whistleblower breaks cover after claiming Hunter Biden received preferential treatment
‘There were multiple steps that were taken slowly at the Justice Department’: IRS whistleblower breaks cover after claiming Hunter Biden received preferential treatment during tax investigation
- Gary Shapley, a 14-year-old IRS agent, said he immediately saw anomalies in Hunter’s tax investigation when he was assigned the case in January 2020.
- “Once I saw the egregious of some of these things, it no longer became a choice for me. It’s not something I want to do,” he said
- He also claimed to have faced retaliation from the IRS leadership after speaking out and Hunter’s team accused him of breaking the law.
The IRS whistleblower in the Hunter Biden investigation has blown his cover after alleging that the president’s son received preferential treatment in a tax investigation.
Gary Shapley, a 14-year-old IRS agent, said he immediately saw anomalies in Hunter’s tax investigation when he was assigned the case in January 2020. to his oath of office.
“This is a job, and my oath of office is to treat everyone we investigate fairly,” he said CBS news. ‘[This case] was way beyond the norm of what I have experienced in the past. There were several steps that were taken slowly – just weren’t done at all – towards the Department of Justice.
“Once I saw the egregious of some of these things, it no longer became a choice for me. It’s not something I want to do. It’s something I feel I have to do.”
The registered Republican, who claims not to get involved in politics, said the alleged mistreatment affects the “fairness of the system” when taxpayers and “subjects of investigations are treated differently.”
Gary Shapley, a 14-year-old IRS agent, said he immediately saw anomalies in Hunter’s tax investigation when he was assigned the case in January 2020. to his oath of office
Shapley rang the bell three years after the investigation, led by Trump-appointed Delaware U.S. attorney David Weiss, began. The inquiry examines possible outstanding tax debts for Hunter’s stint as a board member of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, while his father was a VP, as well as a possible false statement for a weapons purchase
Shapley rang the bell three years after the investigation, led by Trump-appointed Delaware U.S. attorney David Weiss, began.
The investigation examines possible outstanding tax debts for Hunter’s stint as a board member of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, while his father was a VP, as well as a possible false statement for a weapons purchase, according to CBS News.
Late last year, an FBI leak revealed that agents thought there was enough evidence to support criminal charges, but that never came. Shapley believed measures were being taken to protect Hunter.
“Each time, it always seemed to benefit the subject,” he told CBS News. “It just got to the point where that switch flipped. And I just couldn’t silence my conscience anymore.’
The former National Security Agency Bureau Inspector General began documenting his concerns in June 2020 after he began to question whether the DOJ acted “unethically” in the case.
Shapley’s concerns became public last month after his attorney, Mark Lytle, wrote a letter to Congress requesting protection for the IRS agent. He is now scheduled to appear before the House Ways and Means Committee this Friday, but it will not be open to the public.
The letter also revealed that Shapley had been removed from the case after attending an “accused meeting,” prompting him to speak out.
“It was my red-line meeting,” said the Republican.
He also claimed to have faced retaliation from IRS leaders after speaking out.
The White House declined to comment, citing an earlier statement that Joe “made clear that this case will be handled independently by the Justice Department, headed by a U.S. attorney appointed by former President Trump, free from any political interference from the White House. He kept that promise.”
Hunter’s team also accused him of breaking the law.
The White House declined to comment, referring CBS News to an earlier statement saying that Joe “has made it clear that this case will be handled independently by the Justice Department, under the direction of a U.S. attorney appointed by former President Trump, clear of any political intervention from the White House. He kept that promise.’
The IRS also said it “cannot comment on specific taxpayer issues.”
DailyMail.com has contacted the DOJ and the U.S. law firm in Delaware for comment.