Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower attorneys Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler on Tuesday slammed special counsel David Weiss’ final report on the Hunter Biden investigation.
Weiss’ final report slams President Joe Biden slander As the Department of Justice (DOJ) moves forward with Hunter Biden’s pardon process, the whistleblower and his lawyer say the department intentionally delayed its investigation into the president’s son and his finances. does not adequately address the claim. In fact, Mr. Shapley, Mr. Ziegler, and their lawyers made the final decision based on their view that Mr. Weiss should never have been special counsel in the first place because of his prior involvement in the Hunter Biden tax investigation. He believes the report is a “joke”. (Related: Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden to ‘influence’ US policy, Justice Department says)
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“Weiss’ report is a joke. It’s disingenuous. We said from the beginning that he shouldn’t be special counsel,” said Empower Oversight founder and IRS whistleblower. attorney Jason Foster told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “It was ridiculous for him to be the special prosecutor.”
“When the whistleblower came forward, they said they needed an independent person to come in and re-evaluate everything, because the people who have been in charge of this have clearly been aggressive and they Because they did it in a certain way, like,’ and that’s all in their testimony,” Foster continued. “Therefore, we cannot appoint the person who was throwing the punches to investigate the underlying issues and why he threw the punches.”
Mr. Shapley and Mr. Ziegler also condemned Weiss’ report in Tuesday’s paper. statement Posted on X.
“The Weiss report leaves too many important questions unanswered, and the American people deserve answers. Leadership at the Department of Justice, FBI, and IRS should have done the right thing from the beginning.” The whistleblower’s statement reads: “We shouldn’t have had to risk our careers to end the preferential treatment given to the president’s son. Years later, we still face whistleblower retribution. Why should we be the only ones to suffer some consequences? It’s time for a serious investigation and accountability.” (Related: Biden seals administration’s legacy of lies with Hunter pardon)
IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler released the following statement in response to the Justice Department’s release of the report by Special Counsel David Weiss. pic.twitter.com/nPzChOXgz0
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Weiss investigated Hunter Biden for tax violations. 2018, However, he was appointed special prosecutor by Attorney General Merrick Garland in August 2023. In May 2023, Shapley and Ziegler revealed that a Justice Department official who worked for Weiss and his team had personal interests in the Hunter Biden investigation before Weiss was appointed as special counsel. He claimed that he had revealed that he had inappropriately influenced her to become .
Some observers, including former federal prosecutors andy mccarthyWeiss has stated that he intended to proceed slowly with the Hunter Biden investigation until the statute of limitations on certain serious charges had expired, but explosive revelations from an IRS whistleblower led to Weiss Biden said it ultimately became “politically impossible” not to indict Hunter.
Specifically, then-Delaware Assistant Attorney General Leslie Wolf, who worked under Weiss before her appointment as special counsel, intervened to investigate a key investigation in August 2020 related to the Hunter Biden investigation. Joe Biden’s name was removed from the warrant.
Weiss and Wolf also helped orchestrate a June 2023 plea deal that failed in Delaware federal court and could have given Hunter Biden immunity from future prosecution on tax charges. The agreement fell apart when the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware terminated it. . Critics called the scuttled pretrial agreement “another issue,” especially given Hunter Biden’s finances and ties to overseas business deals with a Ukrainian natural gas company, a Chinese energy company, and other foreign companies. I called it a “sweetheart” deal.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee accumulated Bank records and other information showing that Hunter Biden, members of the Biden family, and Hunter Biden business associates have received tens of millions of dollars, directly or indirectly, from foreign oligarchies and overseas business interests. evidence. The committee did not move forward with formal impeachment of Joe Biden, but say The findings show that Joe Biden “abused his office and violated his oath as vice president by engaging in a conspiracy to spread influence to enrich his family.”
Ultimately, Weiss won a conviction for gun and tax felonies against Hunter Biden in 2024, but thanks to Joe Biden’s full pardon for his son, Hunter Biden will not serve any prison time for the crimes. became certain.
In the meantime, both Ziegler and Shapley remain in administrative limbo, Foster said. Foster said the two men allege professional retaliation against the IRS after their identities as whistleblowers became known, but even years later, the agency still It says it has not ruled on their claims.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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