By Rebecca Downs | Townhall
The saga of IRS whistleblowers, Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Special Agent Joseph Ziegler, remains in the news after all this time. On Friday, the Republican chairman of three House Committees–Rep. James Comer (R-KY) of Oversight and Accountability, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) Judiciary, and Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) of Ways and Means–sent a letter to Karen Gorman, the Acting Principal Deputy Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, regarding alleged retaliation against IRS whistleblowers. Their letters comes in response to what the chairmen are referring to as a “stunning development,” as Shapley’s attorneys have come out with quite the update.
As Jennifer Van Laar covered at our sister site of RedState, Shapley dared to speak with Catherine Herridge, a journalist formerly with CBS News. As she mentioned about the IRS, “the agency knew that Herridge was interviewing Shapley and Ziegler and when the interview would drop because Herridge’s team reached out to the IRS with 8 questions and a request for comment and they didn’t reply.” Less than an hour after their interview, Tristan Leavitt of Empower Oversight shared over X that retaliation was taken against his client. He was given a choice to accept a demotion or resign.