Hunter Biden is facing backlash from Republicans after he filed a lawsuit against the IRS on Monday over tax disclosures.
The lawsuit follows ongoing investigations into Biden’s business affairs and intensifying legal and political battles, including Biden’s recent indictment on federal gun charges and the impeachment inquiry into his father, President Joe Biden.
The president’s son filed a lawsuit accusing two agents of “targeting and trying to embarrass him” because they mistakenly shared his personal tax information. Civil suit filed in Washington alleges improper disclosures including specific tax years under investigation, deductions and allegations of liability as Hunter Biden says federal whistleblower protections do not cover sharing confidential information in media interviews and congressional testimony .
While the lawsuit does not challenge the investigation itself, the lawsuit is intended to “enforce compliance with federal tax and privacy laws” and prevent “unsubstantiated accusations” and “illegal disclosures” of his tax information, according to the AP spread.
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However, many Republicans have begun to criticize Biden Jr.’s conduct in the lawsuit.
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on social media platform Simply put “funny” In response to the lawsuit.
“President Joe Biden’s son is now attacking whistleblowers,” posted Steve Guest, a self-proclaimed “conservative evangelist” on X.
Additionally, both IRS supervisory agent Greg Shapley and a second agent, Joe Ziegler, denied political motivation and claimed that the prosecutor overseeing the investigation, Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, did not fully Power to bring charges in other jurisdictions. According to the Associated Press.
Litigation Against Biden, Oversight and Accountability Committee Make a statement to X It accuses Biden of using the lawsuit to intimidate witnesses.
“They raise serious allegations of politicization and misconduct by Justice Department officials. Witness intimidation is just another dirty tactic by Hunter Biden’s legal team. Despite their gamesmanship, our investigation will continue,” Oversight & Questions the Responsible Committee wrote.
Empower Oversight Whistleblowers & Research, an organization that helps insiders document and report corruption, has released a Statement from Shapley’s Legal Team regarding X.
“This lawsuit against the IRS is just another flippant smear campaign by Biden family attorneys in an attempt to draw attention away from Hunter Biden’s own legal issues and intimidate any current and future whistleblowers.”
However, some believe agents did violate and share personal tax information.
“You didn’t mention that their public disclosure of taxpayers’ personal privacy violated the law. The law still matters,” one X user wrote.
ConWebWatch Inquiry“So can the IRS now illegally release people’s private financial information?”
Weekly newspaper The agency authorized to monitor whistleblowers and researchers, as well as Hunter Biden’s attorney, have been contacted for additional comment.
