A key claim from an IRS whistleblower about the botched investigation into first son Hunter Biden has been confirmed by the New York Times — but you have to look hard to find it.

IRS supervisory agent Gary Shapley told the House Ways and Means Committee last month that Delaware US Attorney David Weiss was blocked from pursuing charges against the first son in both Washington DC and Southern California by Biden-appointed US attorneys Matthew Graves and Martin Estrada.

A Times story touching on Shapley’s claims said the paper had “confirmed independently” that Estrada had opted not to bring charges against the first son in Los Angeles.

However, the note was buried in the 21st paragraph of the story by Glenn Thrush and Michael S. Schmidt — and was relegated to page A16 of the print edition.

According to Shapley, Weiss also told IRS and FBI investigators in October 2022 that he had been denied special counsel status and was not the “deciding official” for any charges, despite later public statements to the contrary by himself and Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Weiss made the comment in front of at least six witnesses, one of whom corroborated Shapley’s claim days later in an internal IRS email.

In March of last year, the Times belatedly confirmed The Post’s bombshell October 2020 report about emails, messages, photos and financial information found on Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop — more than a year and a half after the initial revelations.

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