The Hunter Biden IRS whistleblower bombshell has finally crossed over…
While the outcry over Hunter (and Joe) Biden’s questionable foreign business ties has been deafening in conservative media outlets, left-wing outlets have been hesitant to cover it at all.
In fact, between ABC, NBC, and CBS, only 5 minutes of coverage was dedicated to Hunter Biden’s damning WhatsApp message that, if true, all but confirms Joe Biden is lying about the nature of his relationship with his son’s business affairs in China and Ukraine.
But The New York Times has finally picked up the story —and they’ve even made a grand concession (you may just have to read a bit to find it).
From The New York Post:
IRS supervisory agent Gary Shapley told the House Ways and Means Committee last month that Delaware US Attorney David Weiss was blocked from pursuing charges against the first son in both Washington DC and Southern California by Biden-appointed US attorneys Matthew Graves and Martin Estrada.
A Times story touching on Shapley’s claims said the paper had “confirmed independently” that Estrada had opted not to bring charges against the first son in Los Angeles.
However, the note was buried in the 21st paragraph of the story by Glenn Thrush and Michael S. Schmidt — and was relegated to page A16 of the print edition.
Here’s what the Times had to say about Gary Shapley’s testimony:
In mid-2022, Mr. Weiss reached out to the top federal prosecutor in Washington, Matthew Graves, to ask his office to pursue charges and was rebuffed, according to Mr. Shapley’s testimony.
A similar request to prosecutors in the Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles, was also rejected, Mr. Shapley testified. A second former I.R.S. official, who has not been identified, told House Republicans the same story. That episode was confirmed independently to The New York Times by a person with knowledge of the situation.
Is the Hunter Biden story finally big enough to go mainstream?
It looks that way.
