Shapley’s sudden IRS ascension had roots on the Hill

Hunter Biden Probe Preceded Acting IRS Chief’s Promotion

Gary Shapley’s spotlight as a whistleblower propelled his surprise ascension to the acting commissioner spot at the tax collection agency.

The longtime IRS employee rose to the public sphere as a whistleblower before House committees led by Republicans during the Biden administration. Shapley and another IRS agent, Joseph Ziegler, allied with congressional Republicans to investigate the IRS handling of a tax case involving Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who has been a champion of whistleblowers while in Congress, took credit when Shapley and Ziegler ...