IRS Whistleblower: Special Counsel Appointment Proves AG Garland & Weiss Lied About Hunter Probe

The appointment of U.S. attorney David Weiss to special counsel in the Hunter Biden case proves Attorney General Merrick Garland and Weiss lied when they asserted Weiss had full authority to charge Hunter, according to IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley.

Shapley joined CNN’s The Source on Friday to explain how he and fellow IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler were vindicated by the special counsel appointment because they had claimed Weiss did not have full authority to charge Hunter Biden, a concern that compelled them to come forward to the House Oversight Committee in the first place.

“So, the announcement today really vindicated Special Agent Ziegler and I coming forward. And — because some of these issues that were basically admitted to today were the crux of why we came forward,” Shapley said.

“So, when Attorney General Garland comes today — comes forward today — and what he did is he admitted that the American people were misled by what DOJ continually told them about this investigation.”

“So, if he has had charging authority, why does he need to be given this special counsel authority? And it’s just confusing,” he added.

Shapley went on to cite the email he sent to IRS Special Agent in Charge Darrell Waldon in June describing Weiss’ lack of charging authority over Hunter Biden.

 [T]hen you have the June 7 letter, before our testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee was released, where United States Attorney Weiss says he has full authority. After our testimony is released and he realizes what was released by [the] House Ways and Means Committee, in the June 30 letter, he says, again, he has that full authority. But, in the next paragraph, he immediately says, but my authority is geographically limited to Delaware. And then he says, well, he has to partner — it’s departmental practice to partner with a U.S. attorney of venues elsewhere. And that’s what we’re really seeing here, we’re seeing a correction by DOJ, because the statements that they have said all along are not consistent with the decision that was just made by Attorney General Garland, or he wouldn’t have had to make it.

Weiss had assured the House Judiciary Committee in a letter on June 7 that he had the “ultimate” prosecutorial authority to charge Hunter.

Garland had also denied Shapley and Ziegler’s claims shortly after, claiming Weiss was “given complete authority to make all decisions on his own” regarding his investigation into Hunter.

Garland appointed Weiss as special counsel in the Hunter Biden case on Friday following the judge’s rejection of Hunter’s sweetheart plea agreement with the DOJ, highlighting the fact Weiss didn’t have complete authority in the Hunter Case — a contradiction Garland refused to explain.

AG Merrick Garland is asked: “If Weiss had the authorities he needed, why does he need to be a special counsel? Do you still have faith in U.S. Attorney Weiss after the deal fell apart?”

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