IRS Whistleblower 2 Puts Congress To The Test -- Will The GOP Tolerate Lies Told To Congressional Committees By The Biden Administration?

"Wonderful thing, a subpoena." Wilford Brimley's character, Assistant Attorney General James J. Wells, in the movie "Absence of Malice"

The second IRS Whistleblower is Gary Shapley. To put the headline in context, Shapley has said in an interview under oath, followed up by a letter from his attorney, that US Attorney for Delaware David Weiss told a group of assembled federal law enforcement officials on October 7, 2022, that he did not have the authority from DOJ to file charges against Hunter Biden outside the District of Delaware. He said he had asked for Special Counsel status from DOJ. Shapley memorialized this meeting in a contemporaneous memorandum to his IRS superiors.

Earlier this year Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before Congress that Weiss had the authority to charge in any district he chose, that Weiss had never asked for Special Counsel authority, and that the direction and outcome of the Hunter Biden investigation was the result of Weiss’s decision-making alone.

Weiss was the “holdover” U.S. Attorney for Delaware who had been appointed by Pres. Trump — but was confirmed by the Senate ONLY with the approval of both Delaware Senators, long-time Biden cronies Tom Carper and Chris Coons.

Shapley was the Supervisory Special Agent who oversaw the Group (not “squad”) that WB1 was a member of. That group is called the “International Tax And Financial Crimes Group.” Shapley himself worked out of a Washington DC office, but many members of the Group worked remotely from IRS offices around the country. The Group members actually applied for the assignment to the ITFC, and their selection was merit-based.

Shapley came into the ITFC as its supervisor after it had already been set up and led by a supervisor before him. He remained as the supervisor of this Group until he was named acting ASAC in the Chicago Field Office in October 2022. Up to that point in his career he had received numerous awards and recognition from IRS and DOJ for his work as a criminal tax investigator and supervisor.

But beginning in October 2022, after WB1 and Shapley had led the aggressive push for the investigation and indictment of Hunter Biden, Shapley has been retaliated against by IRS, including being denied a promotion that he was clearly most qualified for.