Hunter Biden whistleblower named acting IRS commissioner
By Graham Kates
April 16, 2025 / 10:34 AM EDT / CBS News
The IRS supervisor made famous for speaking out about alleged political influence in the Hunter Biden tax investigation has been sworn in as the agency's acting commissioner, CBS News has confirmed.
Gary Shapley took an unusual path to the top IRS job. He was a supervisory special agent leading dozens of staff, in his 14th year at the agency, when he came forward in a 2023 interview with CBS News chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod. Shapley revealed internal misgivings about what he described as improper pressure to go easy on the president's son.
Shapley was the first of two IRS whistleblowers to make this case before congress. Biden ultimately pled guilty to tax crimes and was pardoned by his father. They alleged the Department of Justice "slow-walked" the investigation and instructed them not to pursue leads related to Joe Biden. They were removed from the case and temporarily sidelined with pay.
Shapley was given the top IRS post as President Trump's pick for the job, Billy Long, has been awaiting Senate confirmation. Long, a former congressman from Missouri, has faced questions about his qualifications.
Shapley and another agent who said they faced retaliation after blowing the whistle to Congress and speaking out to CBS News about their investigation have already retained high ranking positions in the Trump administration.
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