A previously anonymous Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower alleging political interference in the Hunter Biden probe revealed his identity as special agent Joseph Ziegler at a House Oversight Committee hearing on July 19.
Mr. Ziegler appeared publicly for the first time at the hearing, describing himself as a gay Democrat who’s worked in the IRS Criminal Investigation Division for 13 years. He and IRS Supervisory Special Agent James Shapley had given closed-door testimony to another House panel alleging misconduct in the federal probe of the younger Biden’s tax matters, and was previously only identified as “Whistleblower X.” Mr. Ziegler told lawmakers on Wednesday that lawyers with the Department of Justice (DOJ) Tax Division recommended felony and misdemeanor charges be brought against Hunter Biden for the 2017, 2018, and 2019 tax years….