Second IRS whistleblower to testify U.S. Attorney supported tougher charges for Hunter Biden

Federal investigators, including the IRS whistleblower had sought to bring charges related to the 2014 and 2015 tax years as well, which would have included both felony and misdemeanor counts.

By Ben Whedon

Published: July 19, 2023 5:53am

A second IRS whistleblower who worked on the Hunter Biden criminal tax investigation will testify Wednesday that Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss supported pursuing more serious felony charges against America's first son but expressed reservations that his struggle with drug addiction and loss of a brother to cancer could favorably influence a jury to vote for acquittal.

The whistleblower, whose name will become public upon his testimony to the House Oversight Committee, was part of a team of IRS agents working the case under Supervisory Agent Gary Shapley, who has also come forward with allegations of improprieties during the case. Shapley will testify alongside his subordinate during the Wednesday hearing.

Just the News obtained both agents' prepared testimony ahead of the hearing.

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Hunter Biden reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors in June to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges from 2017 and 2018, as well as admitting to a gun charge that could later be dismissed.

Federal investigators, including the IRS whistleblower, however, had sought to bring charges related to the 2014 and 2015 tax years as well, which would have included both felony and misdemeanor counts.

The whistleblower's prepared remarks, which Just the News obtained, described an "August/Early September of 2022 meeting" involving Weiss, Shapley, and himself.

He state that Weiss "agreed with us regarding the potential charges for the 2014 and 2015 tax years. He said they were great and that we had thoroughly investigated it."

"But David [Weiss] had been getting concerns from DOJ Tax regarding charging the 2014 and 2015 tax years," the remarks stated. "He further said that they viewed at a trial, that evidence brought forward related to these tax years could affect the charges brought for the later years, which he state were much more clear and stronger."

"He cited information regarding the subject's brother's death, Hunter Biden's substance abuse and that could cause the jury to have sympathy for Hunter Biden and to potentially acquit on all of the charges," the statement continued.

Weiss, for his part, indicated at the time that he was still weighing whether to bring the charges in question, though they did not ultimately materialize.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.