IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler — who alleged the Justice Department slow-walked its investigation into Hunter Biden — were promoted to leadership positions at the Treasury Department on Tuesday.
The Treasury said in a press release that the two, who spent years investigating the Biden tax evasion case, would come to the department as senior advisers and “help us drive much-needed cultural reform within the IRS.”
“These veteran civil servants join us to help further the agency’s focus on collections, modernization, and customer service, so we can deliver a more effective and efficient IRS experience for hardworking American taxpayers,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
“Shapley and Ziegler … came forward in 2022 and subsequently faced political persecution by the IRS, including several attempts to discredit their reputations and ruin their careers,” the release continued.
The pair were key witnesses in the House GOP impeachment probe into former President Biden.
Shapley and Ziegler said authorities failed to pursue the most aggressive charges against the Hunter Biden, allegations that the IRS and Justice Department forcefully denied.
Amid the GOP investigation, prosecutor David Weiss was elevated to special counsel, ultimately bringing tax charges against Hunter Biden in California as the two IRS agents suggested.
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