WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump plans to name a whistleblower in the Hunter Biden case as acting director of the IRS, according to CNN.
Gary Shapley had testified to Congress in 2022 that the Justice Department was slow-walking its inquiry into wrongdoing by Hunter Biden. He was promoted last month to Deputy Chief of IRS Criminal Investigations as fellow whistleblower Joseph Ziegler received a promotion to senior advisor for IRS reform.
Shapely, according to the outlet, will soon become the agency’s acting director.
The White House directed The National News Desk to a statement from the Treasury Department when reached for comment via email Wednesday.
"Gary is a long-tenured civil servant who has dedicated the last 15 years of his professional life to the IRS," the statement reads. "Gary has proven his honesty and devotion to enforcing the law without fear or favor, even at great cost to his own career. He’ll be a great asset to the IRS as we rethink and reform this crucial organization."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in March lauded Shapley as a “veteran civil servant” who would “further the agency's focus on collections, modernization, and customer service.”
“I appreciate Sen. @ChuckGrassley's efforts in Congress to support whistleblower protections in order to improve transparency, accountability and root out the culture of retaliation,” he added.
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