IRS supervisory agent Gary Shapley testified to Congress behind closed doors Friday about an alleged Justice Department cover-up to protect Hunter Biden during a criminal investigation.
The GOP-controlled House Ways and Means Committee led the panel of Republican and Democratic staffers who were given equal time to question Mr. Shapley about his allegations that prosecutors are dragging their feet over the now 5-year-old case targeting President Biden’s son.
Neither side released statements about the exchanges with Mr. Shapley following his 6-hour testimony. But Mr. Shapley went public with his allegations in a CBS News interview on Wednesday.
“There were multiple steps that were slow-walked — were just completely not done — at the direction of the Department of Justice,” Mr. Shapley said. “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.”
Hunter Biden has been under federal investigation for several years for tax crimes, suspicious activity involving global business dealings and for lying on a federal form when he purchased a gun.
The 14-year IRS veteran told the outlet he began documenting his trepidations about the Hunter Biden investigation five months after being assigned to the high-profile case in June 2020.
Mr. Shapley said he noticed that “each and every time” the investigation deviated from standard procedures, Hunter Biden benefited.
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