<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/internal-revenue-service-irs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IRS</a> agents who raised concerns about how the inquiry into <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hunter-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter Biden</a> was proceeding were surprised by a congratulatory email from a supervisor after the first son <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hunter-biden-pleads-guilty-to-all-tax-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded guilty</a> to a slew of federal tax charges last month, according to a report released Tuesday.</p>
<p>Journalist Catherine Herridge revealed the email and published video of an interview with IRS investigators <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-fbi-agent-says-irs-whistleblower-was-right-bidens-were-tipped-off-during-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler</a>, who last year emerged as whistleblowers alleging the probe had been slow-walked by top officials in a way that could have precluded charges.</p>
<p>&#8220;I just wanted to take a moment and thank you all for your efforts in the investigation and conviction on the Sportsman investigation,&#8221; said the email, a copy of which Herridge posted to X with the names of the sender and recipients other than Shapley and Ziegler redacted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">EXCLUSIVE: Internal IRS email shows supervisor celebrating Hunter Biden conviction after whistleblowers allege IRS retaliated against them for exposing double standards and preferential treatment throughout investigation.</p>
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<p>&mdash; Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) <a href="https://twitter.com/C__Herridge/status/1851251845542338644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;I know this was multi-year, requiring significant sacrifices and dedication on behalf of you all. Thank you to your commitment to the mission, which culminated in a great conviction,&#8221; added the email, which featured the logo of the IRS Criminal Investigation division.</p>
<p>Herridge said in her video report that Shapley and Ziegler were &#8220;shocked&#8221; by the email. During the interview, she asked them to respond to what the email said.</p>
<p>&#8220;I honestly couldn&#8217;t believe that it happened,&#8221; Ziegler said. &#8220;I literally — the first person that I called was Gary, and I&#8217;m like, &#8216;Can you believe that this was sent?'&#8221;</p>
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<p>Shapley told Herridge: &#8220;Those are words that are not supported by the actions of the agency.&#8221;</p>
<p>After reading aloud the last sentence of the email&#8217;s message, Herridge looked at Shapley and said, &#8220;I almost see you rolling your eyes as I read this. Now you&#8217;re shaking your head.&#8221;</p>
<p>Shapley declared: &#8220;This to me was someone who knows that [an] IRS watchdog right now is looking into the way that they&#8217;ve handled this and they see the writing on the wall, and this really is an example of just covering their backside like a true bureaucracy.&#8221;</p>
<p>While Hunter Biden has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hunter-biden-sues-irs-over-whistleblower-leaks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sued</a> the IRS over the alleged inappropriate release of confidential taxpayer information, Shapley and Ziegler insist they have followed the proper whistleblower procedures and recently <a href="https://empowr.us/icymi-irs-whistleblowers-file-defamation-lawsuit-against-biden-attorney-abbe-lowell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed a defamation lawsuit</a> against the first son&#8217;s lawyer, Abbe Lowell.</p>
<p>The guilty plea in the tax case took place in California. Biden was also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hunter-biden-guilty-on-all-counts-in-gun-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> this year in a drug case in Delaware. Charges in these matters arose following the collapse of what critics panned as a &#8220;sweetheart&#8221; plea deal in the investigation led by special counsel David Weiss.</p>
<p>During the interview, Shapley claimed the IRS had essentially sidelined him and that his career &#8220;is over&#8221; while Ziegler decried being &#8220;up against a machine that has millions of dollars, that has the ability to fight me and to really wear you down.&#8221;</p>
<p>Herridge&#8217;s video noted that the IRS did not respond for comment and Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorney did not answer questions before publication.</p>

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