Sep 18, 2023
Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, claiming that IRS whistleblowers have violated his privacy rights. But attorneys for one of the whistleblowers say their client is fully protected by federal law. What about the lawsuit?The 27-page lawsuit accuses IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler of unlawfully disclosing information about Hunter's tax information. The IRS agents, the lawsuit claims, "have targeted and sought to embarrass Mr. Biden via public statements to the media in which they and their representatives disclosed confidential information about a private citizen's tax matters." "While Mr. Biden has been the victim of various leaks regarding the IRS investigation previously, most recently, two IRS agents-Mr. Gary Shapley and Mr. Joseph Ziegler-and their attorneys raised the stakes to unprecedented levels with their numerous public appearances and statements that blatantly violated Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code
