Gary Shapley, an IRS agent with 14 years of experience, was recently accused of interference in the investigation of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son. Shapley alleges he was hindered from pursuing leads related to the President during the investigation. In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Shapley expressed concerns about preferential treatment and claimed that standard investigative steps were restricted. He believes that considering his findings over the five-year investigation, the charges against Hunter Biden, including misdemeanor tax offenses and felony gun possession, could have been more severe. Hunter Biden’s plea deal was awaiting approval from a federal judge at the time of the interview.
Shapley said:
“We have to make sure as a special agent for IRS Criminal Investigation that we treat every single person exactly the same. And that just simply didn’t happen here.” He further added, “Based on my experience, if this was a small business owner or any other non-connected individual, they would have been charged with felony counts.”
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Shapley has brought to light his claims through documented evidence, which he argues contradicts public statements by both the attorney general and the U.S. attorney regarding their roles in the case, saying:
“I documented exactly what happened. And it doesn’t seem to match what the attorney general or the U.S. attorney are saying today.”
The supervisory agent has cast a spotlight on the issue of investigative independence, further stirred by the release of congressional interview transcripts featuring IRS whistleblowers, including Shapley himself. He posits that a senior prosecutor working under the U.S. attorney blocked his attempts to investigate leads connected to President Biden. He contended:
“I would say that they limited certain investigative leads that could have potentially provided information on the president of the United States.”
In late 2020, Attorney General William Barr required personal approval for investigations involving a president or presidential candidate. Shapley asked to investigate the “big guy” email and Hunter Biden’s business affiliations. While Shapley acknowledges he may not know all the reasons behind the prosecutors’ decisions, he confidently bases his testimony on his experience and documented evidence.
Gary Shapley, the lead IRS investigator & whistleblower in the Hunter Biden case, said he was blocked from pursuing leads that might implicate Joe Biden, and gave Congress notes from a meeting with US Attorney Weiss, who admitted he was not making the charging decisions. pic.twitter.com/sHJuhgqwhT
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