Former IRS Employee Reveals Attorney General Merrick Garland Misled Congress on Hunter Biden Tax Investigation

A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employee has told the House Ways and Means Committee that U.S. Attorney David Weiss sought authority to charge Hunter Biden in two federal districts with charges beyond the tax-related misdemeanors the president’s son agreed to plead guilty to this week.

The whistleblower, Gary Shapley, said Attorney General Merrick Garland was not being truthful when he testified that Weiss, who is based in Delaware, had the authority to charge in other jurisdictions, including California and Washington, D.C. Shapley said bringing charges in those districts is not something the U.S. attorneys there, who were appointed by President Joe Biden, would do.

Earlier this week, Hunter Biden agreed to enter guilty pleas for two misdemeanor tax charges that related to his failure to pay tax on more than $3 million in income. Two IRS whistleblowers allege sweeping misconduct, including interference in the Hunter Biden tax investigation, according to the GOP House Ways and Means Committee chairman and newly released transcripts of congressional interviews with the whistleblowers.

As part of the deal with Delaware U.S Attorney David Weiss, Hunter Biden will avoid full prosecution on a separate gun possession charge. A Delaware judge must approve the agreement at a hearing currently set for July 26.

The testimony from the IRS whistleblower has raised questions about the Biden administration’s handling of the investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes. It is unclear whether Weiss had the authority to bring charges in other jurisdictions or if the administration was attempting to protect the president’s son from further legal action.