‘There were multiple steps that were slow-walked at the Department of Justice’: IRS whistleblower breaks cover after claiming Hunter Biden was given preferential treatment during tax probe
- Gary Shapley, a 14-year IRS agent, said he immediately saw deviations in Hunter’s tax probe investigation when he was assigned the case in Jan. 2020
- ‘When I saw the egregiousness of some of these things, it no longer became a choice for me. It’s not something that I want to do,’ he said
- He also claimed to have faced retaliation from IRS leadership after speaking out and Hunter’s team has accused him of breaking the law
The IRS whistleblower in the Hunter Biden probe has broken his cover after claiming the president’s son was given preferential treatment in a tax probe.
Gary Shapley, a 14-year IRS agent, said he immediately saw deviations in Hunter’s tax probe investigation when he was assigned the case in January 2020. He became concerned that prosecutors were mishandling the ‘controversial’ case and felt bound to blow the whistle due to his oath of office.
‘This is a job, and my oath of office is to treat everybody fairly that we investigate,’ he told CBS News. ‘[This case] was way outside the norm of what I’ve experienced in the past. There were multiple steps that were slow-walked — were just completely not done — at the direction of the Department of Justice.
‘When I saw the egregiousness of some of these things, it no longer became a choice for me. It’s not something that I want to do. It’s something I feel like I have to do.’
The registered Republican, who claims he does not get involved in politics, said the alleged mishandling is affecting the ‘fairness of the system’ when taxpayers and ‘subjects of investigations are treated differently.’
Gary Shapley, a 14-year IRS agent, said he immediately saw deviations in Hunter’s tax probe investigation when he was assigned the case in January 2020. He became concerned that prosecutors were mishandling the ‘controversial’ case and felt bound to blow the whistle due to his oath of office
Shapley blew the whistle three years after the investigation began, which is being led by Trump-appointed US Attorney in Delaware, David Weiss. The investigation is looking into potential outstanding tax debt for Hunter’s stint as a board member of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, while his father was VP, as well as a possible false statement for a gun purchase
Shapley blew the whistle three years after the investigation began, which is being led by Trump-appointed US Attorney in Delaware, David Weiss.
The investigation is looking into potential outstanding tax debt for Hunter’s stint as a board member of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, while his father was VP, as well as a possible false statement for a gun purchase, according to CBS News.
Late last year, an FBI leak revealed agents believed there was enough evidence to support criminal charges, but none ever came. Shapley believed measures were being taken to protect Hunter.
‘Each and every time, it seemed to always benefit the subject,’ he told CBS News. ‘It just got to that point where that switch was turned on. And I just couldn’t silence my conscience anymore.’
The former Inspector General of the National Security Agency’s Office began documenting his concerns in June 2020 after he started to wonder if the DOJ was ‘unethically’ acting on the case.
Shapley’s concerns became public last month after his lawyer, Mark Lytle, wrote to Congress seeking 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 was removed from the case after attending a ‘charged meeting,’ which prompted him to speak out.
‘It was my red-line meeting,’ the Republican said.
He also claimed to have faced retaliation from IRS leadership after speaking out.
The White House declined to comment, referring to a previous statement made that Joe ‘has made clear that this matter would be handled independently by the Justice Department, under the leadership of a US Attorney appointed by former President Trump, free from any political interference by the White House. He has upheld that commitment’
Hunter’s team has also accused him of breaking the law.
The White House declined to comment, referring CBS News to a previous statement stating that Joe ‘has made clear that this matter would be handled independently by the Justice Department, under the leadership of a US Attorney appointed by former President Trump, free from any political interference by the White House. He has upheld that commitment.’
The IRS also said it ‘can’t comment on specific taxpayer matters.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to the DOJ for coment. The US Attorney’s Office in Delaware declined to comment.