— was opened in November 2018 as an"offshoot" of an IRS investigation into a"foreign-based amateur online pornography platform," Shapley told Congress.
"So the worst part about 2018 is that Hunter Biden's accountants are sitting there with him at a table, and they have all the numbers in front of them, right? The bank accounts in front of them and they are saying that, you know, you need to circle what are business expenses so that we know what to deduct," Shapley testified.
Shapley testified that decisions in the case seemed to be"influenced by politics" and that"at every stage" of the probe were made that"had the effect of benefiting the subject of the investigation."Tuesday that Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax.