The attorney representing IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley said Thursday that President Biden appointed officials to “shut down” the possibility of prosecuting Hunter Biden for tax evasion, highlighting several instances the Department of Justice allegedly interfered to “curb” the probe into the first son.
Shapley, who served as the supervisor on the Biden investigation at the IRS and special agent Joseph Ziegler testified at the House Oversight Committee Wednesday about the “preferential treatment” they witnessed for the president’s family and the “obstruction of the normal investigative process” that allegedly occurred throughout the years-long federal investigation into Hunter Biden.
In an interview Thursday, Shapley’s attorney Tristan Leavitt told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum that prosecutors in Delaware were “on board” with bringing charges against the younger Biden for tax evasion based on evidence presented by IRS investigators. However, that option was “shut down” by Biden-appointed officials once the investigation picked up speed.
FORMER FBI AGENT CONFIRMS KEY DETAILS OF HUNTER BIDEN WHISTLEBLOWER’S TESTIMONY, GOP SAYS
IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley, left, and Joseph Ziegler, an IRS Agent with the criminal investigations division, take their seats at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with IRS whistleblowers, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP)
“Prosecutors in Delaware were on board. They sent it to Justice Department’s tax division and they recommended multiple felony charges for 2014 through 2019 as well as a number of misdemeanors. So it wasn’t just prosecutors versus investigators. Everybody was on board until the president appointed officials to shut the opportunities to prosecute down,” he said on “The Story.”
During a televised sit-down with Fox News’ Bret Baier last month and in testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, Shapley alleged that DOJ prosecutors…