'SICKENING TESTIMOMY' ABOUT THE FAVORABLE TREATMENT HUNTER BIDEN RECEIVED BY THE IRS AND DOJ

FBI agent who investigated Hunter Biden confirms IRS whistleblower's allegations in 'sickening testimony' revealing 'the lengths to which the DOJ is willing to go to cover up for the Bidens', GOP claims

 

By Harriet Alexander 

Daily Mail

July 17, 2023

Whistleblower Gary Shapley, a 14-year IRS agent, claims that Hunter Biden did receive special treatment – and said he was prevented from taking the routine steps during the investigation into the president's son

 

Republicans running the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Hunter Biden claim an FBI agent has confirmed allegations that Hunter had been given favorable treatment by investigators. 

The Committee is looking into whether investigators delving into Hunter Biden's tax affairs and his lying about drug use on a gun permit gave the 53-year-old preferential treatment. 

Two IRS whistleblowers - one anonymous, the other named Gary Shapley - have publicly claimed that Hunter Biden was treated more leniently than ordinary Americans.

On Monday, the Committee said in a lengthy tweet that a FBI agent who worked on the case agreed with Shapley that Hunter was given favorable treatment.

'The agent's testimony is sickening and reveals the lengths to which the DOJ is willing to go to cover up for the Bidens,' the Committee tweeted. 

Democrats were quick to dismiss the agent's claim, saying it was common for the FBI and DOJ to disagree about how to proceed with an investigation. 

 

Hunter Biden (R) has been investigated over his tax affairs and a gun permit, in which he claimed he did not use drugs

 

Shapley and his colleague said there had been a pattern of 'slow-walking investigative steps' and delaying enforcement actions in the months before the 2020 election, won by Joe Biden.

It is unclear whether the conflict they describe amounts to internal disagreement about how to pursue the investigation or a pattern of interference and preferential treatment. 

Department policy has long warned prosecutors to take care in charging cases with potential political overtones around the time of an election, to avoid influencing the outcome.

Shapley will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. 

Shapley has already told the House Ways and Means Committee that U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has overseen the years-long Hunter Biden probe, said he doesn't make the ultimate decision on charges. 

Weiss, according to Shapley, also said he had been denied special counsel authority. 

But Weiss denied Shapley's claims, saying he was given free rein to do what he wanted, and he never sought special counsel powers. 

The House Oversight Committee, led by James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, said the FBI agent's testimony was shocking.

'Today, our committee staff conducted a transcribed interview with a former FBI supervisory special agent assigned to the FBI's Wilmington office and the Biden criminal investigation,' the Committee tweeted.

'The agent CONFIRMED key portions of the IRS whistleblowers' testimony, including that both Secret Service headquarters and the Biden transition team were TIPPED OFF about the planned Hunter Biden interview.

'In fact, on the day of the Hunter Biden interview, FEDERAL AGENTS WERE TOLD TO STAND BY AND TO NOT APPROACH HUNTER BIDEN— they had to wait for his call. As a result of the change in plans, IRS and FBI criminal investigators never got to interview Hunter Biden as part of the investigation.

'The former FBI supervisory special agent told committee investigators he had never been told to wait outside to be contacted by the subject of an investigation.

'The agent's testimony is sickening and reveals the lengths to which the DOJ is willing to go to cover up for the Bidens. The Oversight Committee, along with the @JudiciaryGOP and @WaysandMeansGOP, will continue to seek the answers, transparency, and accountability that the American people demand and deserve.'