IRS Whistleblower in Hunter Biden Probe Goes Public With Exclusive CBS Sitdown: DOJ ‘Slow-Walked’ the Investigation
An IRS whistleblower going public with allegations the Department of Justice “slow-walked” an investigation involving a high-profile subject — which is reported to be Hunter Biden.
In an interview for the CBS Evening News Wednesday, Gary Shapley — a 14-year IRS veteran — came forward as a whistleblower in what he called a “high-profile, controversial” investigation. By law, Shapley is not permitted to reveal the subject of the investigation, but CBS and other outlets have confirmed it involves the president’s son.
Shapley is a supervisory special agent for the IRS, who oversees a team of 12 agents charged with criminal investigations into various tax crimes. He claims the Department of Justice “slow-walked” the investigation into Hunter Biden at numerous junctures.
“When I took control of this particular investigation, I immediately saw it was way outside the norm of what I’ve experienced in the past,” Shapley said. He added, “There was multiple steps that were slow-walked at the direction of the Department of Justice.”
The agent, who is set to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee in a closed door session Friday, claims that he and his entire team have been removed from the investigation as a result of his coming forward. Nonetheless, he felt he had to speak up.
“It just got to that point where that switch was turned on, and I just couldn’t silence my conscience anymore,” Shapley said.
Shapley told CBS that he is a registered Republican. Still, he claimed his actions are not political.
“When I saw the egregiousness of some of these things, it no longer became a choice for me,” he said. “It’s not something that I want to do. It’s something I feel like I have to do.”
NBC News reported last month that federal prosecutors are considering charging Hunter Biden with three tax-related crimes; two misdemeanor counts for failure to file taxes and a single felony count of tax evasion related to a business expense for one year of taxes.
Watch above, via CBS.
