IRS supervisory agent Gary Shapley testified before Congress behind closed doors Friday about an alleged coverup in the criminal investigation the agency underwent of first son Hunter Biden.
The GOP-controlled House Ways and Means Committee led the panel of Republican and Democratic lawmakers 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.
Neither Republicans nor Democrats on the Committee released any statements on their exchanges with Mr. Shapley following his 6-hour testimony.
The IRS official turned whistleblower cannot publicly discuss specifics about the probe due to tax privacy regulations. However, disclosures to Congress are legally protected.
Mr. Shapley was an anonymous whistleblower until last Wednesday when he appeared on CBS News and discussed why he decided to come forward with his allegations.
The 14-year veteran of the federal tax agency 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.
“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.”
Mr. Shapley said he noticed that “each and...
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