{"id":1980437,"date":"2023-07-22T17:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T21:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-rep-khanna-claims-irs-hearing-proves-hunter-biden-did-not-get-special-treatment\/"},"modified":"2023-07-22T17:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T21:30:29","slug":"hunter-biden-investigation-rep-khanna-claims-irs-hearing-proves-hunter-biden-did-not-get-special-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-rep-khanna-claims-irs-hearing-proves-hunter-biden-did-not-get-special-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Khanna argues that the IRS hearing on Hunter Biden&#8217;s taxes demonstrates that he did not receive preferential treatment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-biden-investigation-rep-khanna-claims-irs-hearing-proves-hunter-biden-did-not-get-special-treatment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1980437&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Rep. \u2064Ro Khanna \u200bShares Takeaways \u200cfrom\u200d Congressional Hearing with IRS Whistleblowers<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Ro Khanna \u2064(D-CA), a member\u2064 of the House Oversight and\u2064 Accountability Committee, recently had the opportunity \u2062to question IRS\u2062 agents \u200bGary\u200c Shapley\u200d and Joe Ziegler during a \u2063Congressional hearing. This hearing\u200d provided valuable insights into the treatment of President Joe Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter\u200d Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>Shapley&#8217;s\u2064 Testimony Debunks \u200dClaims of Special Treatment<\/h3>\n<p>During a\u2062 television interview with MSNBC, \u2063Khanna\u200d expressed\u2062 his \u200copinion that Shapley&#8217;s\u2063 testimony effectively\u2064 debunked \u2064the notion that Hunter \u2064Biden\u200b received special treatment. The discussion\u2063 between Shapley and Khanna\u200c revolved around the agent&#8217;s recommendation\u200b to charge the president&#8217;s son with more severe \u200bcrimes \u200dthan he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-taliban-members-released-from-gitmo-in-trade-for-bowe-bergdahl-now-part-of-hardline-afghan-government\/\" title=\"Four Taliban Members Released From GitMo In Trade For Bowe Bergdahl Now Part Of Hardline Afghan Government\">ultimately pleaded guilty<\/a> to.\u2062 Shapley admitted that his recommendations \u2063are often ignored, highlighting a disconnect between agents and the judicial process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This pattern of agents being \u200bmore\u2062 aggressive than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-investigation-rep-khanna-claims-irs-hearing-proves-hunter-biden-did-not-get-special-treatment\/\" title=\"Rep. Khanna argues that the IRS hearing on Hunter Biden's taxes demonstrates that he did not receive preferential treatment.\">actual law enforcement process<\/a> is not uncommon,&#8221;\u2064 Khanna explained. &#8220;Shapley&#8217;s testimony clearly\u2064 demonstrates that there was no special treatment for Hunter Biden. It also reveals \u200bthat\u200c Shapley holds a more zealous \u200cview of \u200bprosecution \u2062in cases unrelated\u2062 to Hunter\u200c Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Zeigler \u200cSupports Shapley&#8217;s Statements<\/h3>\n<p>As the hearing progressed, Ziegler, another IRS agent, echoed Shapley&#8217;s sentiments. He stated \u2063that he believed felony \u2062charges against Hunter Biden were well-supported. Ultimately, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to \u2062two misdemeanor counts of willful failure \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-avenatti-deserves-very-substantial-prison-sentence-prosecutors\/\" title=\"Michael Avenatti Deserves \u2018Very Substantial\u2019 Prison Sentence: Prosecutors\">pay income taxes<\/a> and agreed to a diversion program to \u2062dismiss his \u200dgun charge.<\/p>\n<h3>Whistleblowers Step Forward<\/h3>\n<p>While Shapley openly \u200bidentified himself as a \u200dwhistleblower from the beginning, Ziegler\u200d chose to remain \u200canonymous until the hearing. Their\u200b testimonies shed \u200clight on \u200bthe inner workings of the IRS and raised important \u2064questions about the treatment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-epstein-madam-wouldnt-help-find-tapes-of-bill-clinton-because-it-would-hurt-hillarys-2016-run\/\" title=\"Report: Epstein Madam Wouldn\u2019t Help Find Tapes Of Bill Clinton Because It Would Hurt Hillary\u2019s 2016 Run\">high-profile individuals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep.\u200b Ro Khanna, \u2062who also\u2062 chairs the Reform Environmental\u2063 Subcommittee, has been a member of\u200b the Oversight\u2063 Committee since 2019. His \u2064active involvement in this hearing demonstrates his commitment to transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to \u2063read more from The \u200dWashington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressional hearing, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) gained insights from IRS whistleblowers. As a member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, Khanna directly questioned agents Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler. 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