IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley, a 14-year veteran of the agency, told CBS News about the irregularities he saw when he took control of an investigation involving Hunter Biden:
“There were multiple steps that were slow-walked — were just completely not done — at the direction of the Department of Justice,” said Gary Shapley, a 14-year veteran of the agency, who spoke exclusively to CBS News chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod on Tuesday. “When I took control of this particular investigation, I immediately saw deviations from the normal process. It was way outside the norm of what I’ve experienced in the past.”—Shapley told CBS News he became increasingly concerned about measures being taken that he said appeared to shield the target of the investigation — which CBS News independently confirmed is Hunter Biden.”Each and every time, it seemed to always benefit the subject,” Shapley said. “It just got to that point where that switch was turned on. And I just couldn’t silence my conscience anymore.”—“For a couple years, we’d been noticing these deviations in the investigative process. And I just couldn’t, you know, fathom that DOJ might be acting unethically on this,” he said.
In April, Mark Lytle, one of Shapley’s attorneys, sent a letter to Congress, asking for his client’s protection. If he received protection then he would spill the beans. His testimony would “contradict sworn testimony ‘by a senior political appointee.'”
Then last week, Shapley’s attorneys gave a letter to the Office of the Special Counsel:
CBS News obtained a letter Shapley’s attorneys sent last week to the Office of the Special Counsel, a federal agency dedicated to assisting government whistleblowers. The letter alleges “irregularities” in the Department of Justice’s handling of the case,and cites a “charged meeting” Shapley’s team had with Justice Department prosecutors last October. According to the letter, following that meeting, Shapley’s team was effectively excluded from the investigation. Shapley would not say if he made prosecutors aware of his concerns but did acknowledge the incident prompted him to blow the whistle.”It was my red-line meeting,” Shapley said. “It just got to that point where that switch was turned on, and I just couldn’t silence my conscience anymore.”
An investigation into Hunter Biden began three years ago:
The investigation focuses on potential crimes related to outstanding tax debts connected to income earned from a controversial stint as a board member for the Ukrainian energy company Burisma while his father was vice president, and a potential false statement related to a gun purchase. Last year CBS News reported that the past-due taxes were paid off with a loan from high-powered Hollywood attorney Kevin Morris, who provided Hunter Biden with financial backing.
Shapley said officials removed him and his staff from the investigation because of the DOJ. He also accused IRS leadership of retaliating against him.
It would be hard for anyone to accuse Shapley of political ambitions because he claimed: “he hasn’t made any political donations or been involved in political campaigns.” He is a registered Republican but has not taken any money to come forward.
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