Hunter Biden initiated legal action against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday, asserting that the IRS unlawfully divulged his tax information and failed to adequately safeguard his private records.
The son of President Joe Biden contends that the IRS improperly disclosed his tax return details and neglected to establish measures ensuring the confidentiality of his records. He is requesting various remedies, including the release of all documents related to the tax information disclosure, compensation of $1,000 for each unauthorized disclosure, and coverage of his attorney’s fees.
The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Washington, DC, does not identify the two IRS agents turned whistleblowers as defendants. Nevertheless, the lawsuit revolves around disclosures made by these agents, namely Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, along with their legal representatives, in public statements, congressional testimonies, and interviews.
This legal action arises amidst a web of other legal challenges confronting Hunter Biden. Recently, he was indicted on three felony gun charges by special counsel David Weiss and may potentially face additional tax-related charges from the same prosecutor.
“Despite clear warnings from Congress that they were prohibited from disclosing the contents of their testimony to the public in another forum, Mr. Shapley and Mr. Ziegler’s testimony only emboldened their media campaign against Mr. Biden,” the lawsuit states. “And finally, since their public testimony before the House of Representatives on July 19, 2023, the agents have become regular guests on national media outlets and have made new allegations and public statements regarding Mr. Biden’s confidential tax return information that were not previously included in their transcripts before the Committee on Ways and Means.”
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