{"id":2337476,"date":"2024-09-05T18:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-whistleblower-on-hunter-biden-case-says-his-next-steps-are-to-hold-doj-accountable-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:38:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T22:38:47","slug":"irs-whistleblower-on-hunter-biden-case-says-his-next-steps-are-to-hold-doj-accountable-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irs-whistleblower-on-hunter-biden-case-says-his-next-steps-are-to-hold-doj-accountable-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden case says his next steps are to hold DOJ accountable &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">36<\/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%2Firs-whistleblower-on-hunter-biden-case-says-his-next-steps-are-to-hold-doj-accountable-washington-examiner%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=2337476&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--><p>IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley has stated \u2063that \u200che is focusing on holding the Department of Justice (DOJ) accountable \u2062for its \u200bhandling of the investigation into Hunter Biden. Shapley, who, along with fellow whistleblower Joseph\u200d Ziegler, came forward due to concerns over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-secretary-of-state-pulls-shady-move-to-give-unfair-advantage-to-democrats-in-2024-report\/\" title=\"Arizona Secretary of State Pulls Shady Move to Give &#039;Unfair Advantage&#039; to Democrats in 2024: Report\">perceived preferential treatment<\/a> and political interference in the case, criticized the DOJ for delaying the investigation. Recently, DOJ prosecutors rejected Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea offer \u2063concerning tax charges, \u2062which Shapley sees as indicative of the mismanagement by the \u2063DOJ. Shapley \u2062shared his frustrations \u200dabout the investigation being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-democratic-secretary-of-state-running-for-governor\/\" title=\"Arizona\u2019s Democratic Secretary Of State Running For Governor\">consistently pushed back<\/a> since early 2020, despite making progress. He expressed disappointment that \u200cit \u200brequired whistleblowers like him and \u2063Ziegler to speak out to ensure transparency,\u200d suggesting that\u2064 there should be mechanisms for\u200c accountability within the DOJ.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden case says his next steps are to hold DOJ accountable<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1748505\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>IRS<\/a> whistleblower Gary Shapley said he is now focused on holding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Department of Justice<\/a> accountable for its handling of the investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hunter Biden<\/a>, citing the recent developments in Biden&rsquo;s case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Thursday, DOJ prosecutors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3144637\/doj-rejects-hunter-biden-plea-offer-blasting-request-special-terms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rejected an offer from the president&rsquo;s son that would have involved him accepting guilt<\/a> for the nine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>tax<\/a> charges he is facing while avoiding admitting to the underlying allegations in his indictment. Shapley, who had felt the case on Biden was being slowed down by his higher-ups, said he and fellow IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler came forward not to ensure the president&rsquo;s son faces charges but because the DOJ was offering &ldquo;preferential treatment and political interference&rdquo; in the case.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And this is a little bit of an indication, but it&rsquo;s really not why we came forward, and now we&rsquo;re more focused on how are we going to hold DOJ accountable for the things that they&rsquo;ve actually proved themselves that we were right in the way that they were handling this case,&rdquo; Shapley said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Story with Martha MacCallum<\/em>. &ldquo;And hopefully there&rsquo;ll be some mechanisms to do so.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2581078&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1c49b196f6826ea7f3ad0d0e5f100578\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shapley said it became apparent in early 2020 that the investigation into Biden kept getting pushed back, as every time they got close to taking a step forward with the case, the investigators would get pushed back &ldquo;at every single step we took.&rdquo; He added that he took the issue internally to IRS senior leadership, who ignored him, prompting him to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The whistleblower contended that the steps the Justice Department has taken in this case are proof it was not handled correctly in the first place and that it should not have taken him and Ziegler to &ldquo;ruin our careers&rdquo; to tell the truth to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s legal team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3144388\/hunter-biden-to-plead-guilty-in-tax-case-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>surprised prosecutors on Thursday morning<\/a> by entering what is known as an Alford plea, which involves a defendant admitting there is enough evidence in a case for prosecutors to secure a guilty conviction, but it allows the defendant to avoid admitting to any allegations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Biden, his Alford plea would allow him to avoid admitting in court that he made millions of dollars from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">foreign business dealings<\/a> and spent the income on frivolous purchases while neglecting his taxes. However, this plea deal was rejected by special counsel David Weiss and Justice Department prosecutors. As of Thursday afternoon, it was unclear how Biden and his defense attorneys would respond to Weiss&rsquo;s unwillingness to accept the first son&rsquo;s plea terms.<\/p>\n<p>The offered plea was made shortly before jury selection was slated to begin Thursday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Los Angeles<\/a> in what would have been the second criminal trial against the president&rsquo;s son this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1748505\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1748505\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley has stated that his current priority is to hold the Department of Justice accountable for its management of the Hunter Biden investigation, especially in light of recent events. On Thursday, prosecutors from the DOJ turned down a proposal from Biden that would have allowed him to plead guilty to nine tax charges without admitting to the underlying allegations in his indictment. Shapley, who believed that higher-ups were delaying progress on Biden&#8217;s case, explained that he and fellow IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler came forward not just to ensure charges against the president\u2019s son but because they perceived &#8220;preferential treatment and political interference&#8221; from the DOJ. He expressed on Fox News\u2019s The Story with Martha MacCallum that their focus now is on how to hold the DOJ accountable for its actions, which they believe validate their concerns about how the case was handled.<\/p>\n<p>Shapley noted that by early 2020 it was clear that progress on Biden&#8217;s investigation was consistently being stalled; every time they attempted to advance, they faced setbacks. After raising these issues internally with IRS leadership and receiving no response, he decided to approach Congress. He argued that recent actions taken by the Justice Department indicate mismanagement of this case and criticized having had to jeopardize their careers just to reveal the truth.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning, Biden&#8217;s legal team unexpectedly proposed an Alford plea\u2014a legal maneuver allowing a defendant to acknowledge sufficient evidence exists for a conviction while avoiding admission of guilt regarding specific allegations. This plea would enable Biden not to confess in court about profiting millions from foreign business dealings or spending those earnings frivolously while neglecting taxes. However, special counsel David Weiss and DOJ prosecutors rejected this plea deal. As of Thursday afternoon, it remained uncertain how Biden and his defense team would react following Weiss\u2019s refusal of their proposed terms just before jury selection was set to begin in Los Angeles for what could have been his second criminal trial this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2337477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gary-Shapley-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[40237,32528,8362,32076,14057],"class_list":["post-2337476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-doj-accountability","tag-hunter-biden","tag-irs","tag-washington-examiner","tag-whistleblower"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gary-Shapley-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}