Thread by @bhweingarten

From the Shapley affidavit: "There is no reward for me for becoming a whistleblower. The only win for me is to not be fired or arrested or retaliated against." waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/upl…

"After you hear my testimony, I believe you will understand why my conscience would not be silenced. My oath of office would have been unfulfilled if I did nothing. I went from a senior leader to a pariah, and the only thing that happened in between was that I blew the whistle. I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"If search warrants or witness interviews or document requests that include the actual subjects' names are not allowed, for example, that is simply a deviation from the normal process that provided preferential treatment, in this case to Hunter Biden." waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/upl…

"the criminal tax investigation of Hunter Biden, led by the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Delaware, has been handled differently than any investigation I've ever been a part of for the past 14 years of my IRS service" waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/upl…

More Shapley: "at every stage decisions were made that had the effect of benefiting the subject," Hunter Biden, including:
-Slow-walking
-Preventing enforcement action
-Limiting witness questioning
-Misleading investigators on charging authority
-Delaying actions pre-election

Let this sink in: "The investigation into Hunter Biden, code name Sportsman, was first opened in November 2018 as an offshoot of an investigation the IRS was conducting into a foreign-based amateur online pornography platform" waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/upl…

DOJ stood down on the Biden investigation from the jump, and well before normal freeze period before elections https://t.co/T1QG7BsXmAwaysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/upl…

An Assistant US Attorney "said a lot of evidence in our investigation would be found in the guest house of former Vice President Biden, but said there is no way we will get that approved." This after Shapley unleashed evidence indicating Joe's involvement in Hunter's China "biz"

"The prosecutors even wanted to remove Hunter Biden's name from electronic search warrants, 2703(d) orders, and document requests...DOJ Tax Line Attorney Jack Morgan said, doing it without Hunter Biden's name would probably still get us, in quote, 'most' of the data we sought. I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

FARA investigation into Hunter Biden sabotaged by authorities. DOJ felt it needed to "repair its reputation," apparently by not investigating the Bidens

Sept. 2020: The "FBI case agent in Delaware had only recently moved back to his hometown of Wilmington with his wife and family and was concerned about the consequences for him and his family if they conducted...sensitive interviews and executed a search warrant of the President… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Prosecutors kept Hunter Biden's laptop from investigators. "This decision is unprecedented in my experience," says Shapley.

"Investigators assigned to this investigation were obstructed from seeing all the available evidence. It is unknown if all the evidence in the laptop was… https://t.co/Zuj1QVOWfitwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Among the most significant claims by whistleblower Gary Shapley -- and there are many of them -- is this: "Based on guidance provided by the prosecutors on a recurring basis to not look into anything related to President Biden, there is no way of knowing if evidence of other… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Why didn't Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf want to know about "the big guy" and Hunter Biden's "dad?"

FBI HQ tipped off Secret Service and transition team about plans to interview Hunter Biden in Dec. 2020. Team Hunter proceeded to wall him off. Who at FBI HQ leaked this information to Biden's team, undermining the investigation?

Shapley: "I can't know for certain whether FBI's advance notice played a role or not, but of the 12 interviews we hoped to conduct on our day of action, we only got one substantive interview. It was with Rob Walker in Arkansas, and it was exactly the sort of interview we expected… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Rob Walker played down the whole "10% for the big guy" line, but then provided an account of Joe literally walking in on Hunter's China business -- in seemingly coordinated fashion to help him win said business. FBI agent then "inexplicably...changed the subject"

IRS investigators want to get a search warrant for unit where Hunter Biden's documents are stored. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesely Wolf seemingly comes to the Bidens' rescue again, tipping Hunter's lawyers off to unit. Shapley: "This was the second search warrant where prosecutors… https://t.co/VtZReIYx2Qtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Shapley in May 2021 memo: "Through interviews and review of evidence obtained, it appears there may be campaign finance criminal violations. AUSA Wolf stated on the last prosecution team meeting that she did not want any of the agents to look into the allegation. She cited a need… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"AUSA Wolf supported charging Hunter Biden for tax evasion and false return in 2014, 2018, and 2019, and failure to file or pay for 2015, 2016, and 2017. It is my understanding that the Tax Division then authored a 90-plus-page memo that recommended prosecution"

But the venue for the case would be D.C. or California, not Delaware. AUSA for D.C., relevant authority for '14 and '15 was Matthew Graves, a Joe Biden appointee. He "personally reviewed the report and did not support it." Biden appointee killed Hunter Biden charges

Delaware U.S. Attorney Weiss reportedly requested special counsel authority to charge Hunter Biden in D.C. -- over wishes of Matthew Graves. DOJ denied him that authority

"That process meant no charges would ever be brought in the District of Columbia, where the statute of limitations on the 2014 and '15 charges would eventually expire. The years in question included foreign income from Burisma and a scheme to evade his income taxes through a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"Hunter Biden still has not reported approximately $400,000 in income from Burisma and has not paid the tax due and owing of around $125,000 even after being told multiple times by his partner, Eric Schwerin, that he had to amend his 2014 return to report that income"

You can't make this stuff up. Thanks to the chicanery: "There is no mechanism available to collect the tax owed by Hunter Biden for 2014 other than in a voluntary fashion."

August 2022, as authorities theoretically prepare to charge Hunter Biden: "Chris Clark, Hunter Biden's counsel from Latham and Watkins, told them [prosecutors] that if they charge Hunter Biden, they would be committing 'career suicide,' end quote."

Failing in D.C., prosecutors sought to bring Hunter Biden charges, years after alleged offenses occurred, in California. They presented their case "correspond[ing] with the confirmation of the President Biden appointee to the United States Attorney, Martin Estrada. The case agent… https://t.co/zzHiW28K0Ptwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

DOJ asked Shapley in late 2022 for "all my emails on the [Hunter Biden] case, saying they needed to ensure they were aware of any exculpatory or impeachment effort in the case. But their extraordinary request looked to us just like a fishing expedition to know what we'd been… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

"On November 7th, 2022, the FBI special agent on the case, Mike Dzielak, called me to tell me the United States Attorney's Office had requested both management- and senior management-level documents from the FBI related to the investigation. He said that had never happened before… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Shapley: "I documented issues that I would normally have addressed as they occurred, because the United States Attorney's Office and Department of Justice Tax continued visceral reactions to any dissenting opinions or ideas. Every single day was a battle to do our jobs."

"I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Shapley: "After some time, I realized...I subconsciously knew they were not doing the right thing, but I could not fathom concluding that the United States Attorney's Office or DOJ Tax were in the wrong. After I wrapped my mind around the fact that they were not infallible, I… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Shapley alleges Attorney General Merrick Garland perjured himself before Congress

Shapley: "I did not choose to sit here before you today. I was compelled by my conscience when decision after decision has been made to deviate from our normal investigative processes. I believe Congress needs to know this information. I trust you'll do the right thing, because… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Authorities wanted to slap Hunter Biden with felony tax evasion charges, a felony false tax return charge, and a misdemeanor for failure to file or pay -- some of these charges over several years

Hunter Biden had an estimated $2.2M tax liability in years where agents wanted to charge him for related crimes -- 2014-2019 -- but that excludes "unreported income in 2014 that there's no way to collect because the statute of limitations is gone" -- Burisma income

"Owasco was set up...to take in these type of consulting fees and to withhold taxes from it. And Hunter Biden communicated with several folks that he wanted to keep this outside of the D.C. people, and we believe that to be Eric Schwerin and Owasco, and the purpose was to evade… https://t.co/q0GMPX2zrdtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…

MAJORITY COUNSEL 2: So this was an affirmative scheme by the taxpayer to avoid paying taxes?

Shapley: This is, like, textbook, I learned at basic training nominee stuff. And in all of the defenses, it was a loan, got to have a promissory note, you got to have defined interest,… https://t.co/cZo9QAZWDktwitter.com/i/web/status/1…