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In 2023, IRS agent Gary Shapley alleged that Hunter Biden had received special treatment during an investigation into suspected tax crimes. Shapley claimed that dating back to the Trump administration, he was repeatedly blocked from taking routine investigative steps on Hunter’s case.
More recently, in a court filing, Shapley and fellow IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler accused the IRS of improperly attempting to prevent them from participating in a lawsuit between Hunter Biden and the IRS.
Watch the above video as Straight Arrow News contributor Ben Weingarten argues that the government’s harsh treatment of the IRS whistleblowers will deter others from speaking up and protecting the Constitution.
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The following is an excerpt from the above video:
Perversely, since [Hunter] Biden is suing the government rather than its employees, the case puts the DOJ and IRS in the position of defending the agents who exposed those agencies’ alleged malfeasance, and who those agencies supposedly punished for it. The IRS pulling Shapley and Ziegler off the case after Biden’s legal team lobbied the DOJ to target them, the agents allege.
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