by Lauren Canterberry
Post Date:
July 19, 2023

IRS whistleblowers accuse DOJ of meddling

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IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley, left, and IRS Criminal Investigator Joseph Ziegler, are sworn in at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Associated Press/Photo by Jacquelyn Martin

IRS whistleblowers accuse DOJ of meddling

Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler on Wednesday told the House Oversight Committee that they believe the Justice Department interfered with an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son. The House Ways and Means Committee last month released testimony from the IRS agents, but Ziegler remained anonymous until Wednesday’s hearing. The two men claim the DOJ blocked them from investigating certain aspects of Hunter Biden’s financial dealings. The DOJ denies the allegations.

What other claims have been made? The agents said they uncovered evidence supporting multiple felony and misdemeanor tax crimes that were more serious than the charges the younger Biden currently faces. Shapley said the work could potentially have connected the president to the case had they been given appropriate freedom to investigate.

Dig deeper: Listen to Mary Reichard’s report on The World and Everything in It podcast about investigations into the Biden family.

Lauren Canterberry

Lauren Canterberry is a reporter for WORLD. She graduated from the World Journalism Institute and the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism, both in 2017. She worked as a local reporter in Texas and now lives in Georgia with her husband.