After IRS whistleblowers alleged retaliation for their disclosures about the conduct of the Hunter Biden investigation, a top IRS official notified employees of at least some of their rights.
Doug O’Donnell, deputy IRS commissioner for services and enforcement, told employees the “IRS is deeply committed to protecting the role of whistleblowers,” according to an email referenced by Republican lawmakers.
The email to employees, notifying them of their rights under the law, says employees can make disclosures to a supervisor, IRS management, the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General, or the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
But House and Senate Republicans note that the message “blatantly fails to provide that IRS employees have the right to make lawful disclosures to Congress,” in calling for the Office of Special Counsel to investigate the matter.
Federal law 26 U.S.C. § 6103(f)(5), an anti-gag provision, prohibits federal resources, the use of tax dollars, or nondisclosure agreements from restricting protected disclosures.
IRS special agent Gary Shapley, a 14-year veteran of the IRS, and a separate, anonymous whistleblower, told the House Ways and Means Committee that the probe of President Joe Biden’s son was stalled and that certain charges weren’t brought.
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