Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday, alleging that its agents illegally disclosed his tax information and that the agency failed to protect his private records. President Joe Biden’s son alleges that the IRS illegally disclosed his tax return information and failed to establish safeguards to ensure the confidentiality of his records. $1,000 for each disclosure In the complaint filed , Biden requests, among other things, all documents related to the disclosure of tax information, $1,000 for each unauthorized disclosure and attorneys’ fees. The lawsuit does not name the two IRS agents-turned-whistleblowers as defendants, but focuses on disclosures made by officials Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler and their attorneys in public statements, congressional testimony and interviews. “Despite clear warnings from Congress that they were prohibited from disclosing the content of their testimony to the public in another forum, Shapley and Ziegler’s testimony only emboldened their media campaign against Biden,” the lawsuit states. With Joe Biden as Democrats’ strongest option to run in the 2024 presidential election, his son’s judicial setbacks could complicate his path to re-election for
Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday, alleging that its agents illegally disclosed his tax information and that the agency failed to protect his private records.
President Joe Biden’s son alleges that the IRS illegally disclosed his tax return information and failed to establish safeguards to ensure the confidentiality of his records.
$1,000 for each disclosure
In the complaint filed , Biden requests, among other things, all documents related to the disclosure of tax information, $1,000 for each unauthorized disclosure and attorneys’ fees.
The lawsuit does not name the two IRS agents-turned-whistleblowers as defendants, but focuses on disclosures made by officials Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler and their attorneys in public statements, congressional testimony and interviews.
“Despite clear warnings from Congress that they were prohibited from disclosing the content of their testimony to the public in another forum, Shapley and Ziegler’s testimony only emboldened their media campaign against Biden,” the lawsuit states.
With Joe Biden as Democrats’ strongest option to run in the 2024 presidential election, his son’s judicial setbacks could complicate his path to re-election for the president.
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