The House Oversight Committee is expected to publicly hear Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers whose closed-door testimony alleging that the Hunter Biden criminal probe was mishandled has ignited a firestorm among House Republicans and led to calls to impeach Attorney General Merrick Garland. House Republicans have capitalized on the allegations – from Gary Shapley, a 14-year IRS veteran who oversaw parts of the Hunter Biden criminal probe, and one of his deputies whose prior testimony was anonymous – to support their claims that the Justice Department has become increasingly politicized to protect Democrats and target conservatives. The testimony from the IRS whistleblowers has also reignited a new push for potential impeachment proceedings against Garland, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces growing pressure from an increasingly restive right flank eager to take aim at President Joe Biden and his Cabinet. McCarthy fueled the momentum by saying he’s open to an impeachment inquiry if the whistleblowers’ claims hold up. Shapley and his deputy told the House Ways and Means Committee in June that Justice Department officials slow-walked the criminal probe into Hunter Biden’s tax issues, stymied their efforts to obtain subpoenas and search warrants and repeatedly blocked prosecutors from filing felony charges. Shapley is expected to testify, “I am here to tell you that the Delaware USAO and Department of Justice (DOJ) handling of the Hunter Biden tax investigation was very different from any other case in my 14 years at the IRS,” according to prepared testimony provided to . “In this country, we believe in the rule of law, and that applies to everyone. There should not be a two-track justice system depending on who you are and who you’re connected to. Yet in this case, there was.” “I believe that I have a duty to bring the public – and their elected representatives – and provide full transparency of the facts as I know of them regarding the criminal investigation of Robert Hunter Biden,” a 13-year special agent who is referred to as Whistleblower X with the IRS is expected to testify, according to prepared testimony provided to . They also claimed US Attorney David Weiss, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump and is overseeing the Hunter Biden The House Overs is expected to publicly hear Wednesday two IRS whistleblowers whose closed-door testimony alle that the Hunter Bi The House Oversight Committee is expected to publicly hear Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers whose closed-door testimony allegation that the Hunter Biden criminal probe was mishandling has ignited a firestorm among House Republicans and led to calls to impeach Attorney General Merrick Ga
The House Oversight Committee will hear from two whistleblowers Wednesday about the Internal Revenue Service’s handling of conservative groups.
