WASHINGTON ― A career IRS employee told lawmakers that officials in the U.S. Department of Justice slow-walked investigations and stifled some tax charges against President Joe Biden’s son.
A supervisory special agent with the IRS Criminal Investigation division named Gary Shapley said an inquiry into Hunter Biden’s taxes has been hampered by the Justice Department at every turn.
Shapley made the allegation during a transcribed interview with the House Ways and Means Committee in May, however — weeks before a federal prosecutor charged the younger Biden with misdemeanors for failing to pay federal taxes in 2017 and 2018.
Nevertheless, Republicans said Shapley’s testimony revealed scandalous favoritism for the president’s son, further vindicating GOP claims of a “two tier” justice system biased against Republicans and former President Donald Trump.
“We have credible whistleblower testimony alleging misconduct and government abuse that is resulting in preferential…
