Hunter Biden has filed a suit against the IRS over alleged „unlawful disclosures“ made by two whistleblowers who accused prosecutors of mishandling their probe into him.
Hunter Biden has filed a lawsuit in a Washington, D.C., federal court against the Internal Revenue Service over alleged „unlawful disclosures“ made by a pair of whistleblowers who accused government prosecutors of mishandling their investigation into the president’s son — a claim the Justice Department has denied but nonetheless breathed fresh life into Hunter Biden’s legal tribulations.
Attorneys for Biden, 53, accused Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, both veteran IRS investigators, of waging a campaign to „to embarrass and inflict harm on Mr. Biden“ by improperly sharing his private taxpayer information in media interviews.
„During these interviews, Mr. Shapley and Mr. Ziegler provide unsubstantiated and selectively chosen allegations of nefarious and potentially criminal behavior,“ wrote Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell.
The IRS „failed to take reasonable steps to prevent its personnel from unlawfully disclosing“ Hunter Biden’s confidential taxpayer information in violation of the Privacy Act, Lowell argued.
After a nearly five-year probe, Hunter Biden was indicted last week on felony gun charges, two months after a plea deal he had negotiated with prosecutors fell apart under questioning from a federal judge.
