IRS whistleblower on Hunter Biden is out as acting commissioner just days after getting the job
Gary Shapley, an IRS agent who testified as a whistleblower about the Hunter Biden tax investigation, was named acting IRS commissioner in April 2025 and was replaced two days later after an internal dispute involving Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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