IRS whistleblowers to testify about alleged meddling in Hunter Biden case at House hearing
NBCJul 27, 2023
The Facts
Two IRS whistleblowers, Gary Shapley, an agent in the IRS's criminal investigation division, and Joseph Ziegler, who works in the international tax and financial crimes section, testified on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee about alleged meddling in the Justice Dept.'s (DOJ) investigation into Pres. Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden.
The pair accused the DOJ of "slow-walking investigative steps" into Hunter Biden, claiming it delayed taking any action in the months before Joe Biden's 2020 win, with Shapley alleging Delaware US Attorney David Weiss, who led the investigation, was denied a request to pursue a tax case out of the state.
The Spin
Republican narrative
While US Attorney Weiss was told he could pursue his case outside of Delaware, what Democrats won't tell you is that the offer came under the condition that he bring other Biden-appointed attorneys to help him lead the investigation — in other words, he was going to have establishment hacks babysit him to make sure he didn't get too close to the truth. The DOJ is rotten to its core and needs new fire alarm mechanisms.
Democratic narrative
This latest hearing didn't reveal anything new: As has been the case since this sham began, the whistleblowers made outlandish accusations without providing a shred of evidence. What this case did achieve, however, was proving that the DOJ is actually an example of how an independent justice system is supposed to work. Biden neither removed any of the Trump-appointed prosecutors who were investigating him nor did his son get away with his crimes.