IRS Whistleblowers Statement on Biden Pardon of Son

December 1, 2024

IRS Whistleblowers Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special
Agent Joe Ziegler made the following statement after President Biden
pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.

“No amount of lies or spin can hide the simple truth that the Justice
Department nearly let the President’s son off the hook for multiple
felonies. We did our duty, told the truth, and followed the law. Anyone
reading the President’s excuses now should remember that Hunter Biden
admitted to his tax crimes in federal court, that Hunter Biden’s attorneys
have targeted us for our lawful whistleblower disclosures, and that we are
suing one of those attorneys for smearing us with false accusations.

“President Biden has the power to put his thumb on the scales of justice
for his son, but at least he had to do it with a pardon explicitly for all
the world to see rather than his political appointees doing it secretly
behind the scenes. Either way it is a sad day for law abiding taxpayers to
witness this special privilege for the powerful.”