{"id":2036064,"date":"2023-09-18T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-sues-the-irs\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T14:54:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:54:46","slug":"hunter-biden-sues-the-irs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-sues-the-irs\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden files lawsuit against IRS."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-biden-sues-the-irs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2036064&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Drew\u200b Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Brooke Mallory<\/h2>\n<p>11:44 AM \u2013 Monday, September\u2062 18, \u200c2023    <\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Hunter Biden and his counsel filed a lawsuit \u2062in a federal court in \u2064Washington, D.C., against the\u200c Internal\u200c Revenue \u2063Service (IRS) over alleged \u201cunlawful \u2062disclosures\u201d made by two whistleblowers who allegedly accused government prosecutors of improperly handling their \u2063probe into the president\u2019s son. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Attorneys for 53-year-old\u2063 Hunter\u200c Biden charged Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, \u200dboth seasoned IRS agents, with engaging\u2063 in an effort to\u200b \u201cembarrass and\u2064 inflict harm on Mr. Biden\u201d \u200bby inappropriately \u201cdisclosing his private taxpayer information\u201d in media appearances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDuring these interviews, Mr. Shapley and Mr. Ziegler provide unsubstantiated and selectively chosen \u200callegations of\u2062 nefarious and potentially criminal behavior,\u201d said Hunter \u200dBiden\u2019s attorney, Abbe\u200d Lowell.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lowell claims that the \u2063IRS\u200c \u201cfailed to\u2063 take reasonable steps\u200d to prevent \u200bits personnel from unlawfully disclosing\u201d\u200d Hunter Biden\u2019s \u2063taxpayer information in violation of\u200d the Privacy Act.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter was indicted last week \u200don felony gun charges following a nearly five-year investigation. \u2064This was two months after a \u200cplea agreement he had arranged with prosecutors collapsed under a \u200dfederal judge\u2019s \u200dquestioning.<\/p>\n<p>These developments followed serious allegations made by\u200c Shapley and Ziegler, who approached Congress in April with claims\u2062 that\u200c top Department of Justice (DOJ) officials hindered efforts to bring more charges against Hunter Biden, \u200bconstrained \u200bthe \u2062scope of their investigation, and\u2063 refused to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-sues-the-irs\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden files lawsuit against IRS.\">grant \u200cspecial counsel status<\/a> to the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney \u200bin charge\u2063 of the case.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations\u2064 have been refuted by the Justice Department and Attorney General \u2062Merrick Garland, who has \u2062defended U.S. \u200dAttorney David Weiss\u2019 impartiality in \u200cthe case. To make \u2062it \u200bclear that he had \u201cfull authority\u201d to file charges whenever and\u200d wherever\u200d he pleased, Weiss \u200bhimself wrote to\u200d legislators in June.<\/p>\n<p>These denials, \u200bhowever, \u2064have not \u2062done \u2063much to allay fears that as House Republicans \u200bhave asserted, the Justice Department gave\u200d Hunter a \u201csweetheart\u200c deal\u201d\u2063 from prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, an \u2064ABC News\/Ipsos survey also showed that almost \u2064half \u2064of Americans lacked confidence in\u2063 the\u200b Justice Department\u2019s impartial and fair handling\u2064 of its investigation of Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Shapley\u2019s counsel made a statement in response to the case,\u2063 saying: \u201cNeither IRS SSA Gary Shapley nor his\u2062 attorneys \u2062have ever\u200d released any confidential taxpayer information except through whistleblower \u200bdisclosures authorized by statute. Once\u2062 Congress released that testimony, like every \u200dAmerican citizen, he has a right to discuss that public information.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans in Congress decided in June \u200cto make the\u200c transcripts \u2063of the two whistleblowers\u2019 interviews public. <\/p>\n<p>However, despite the committee\u2019s directive not to disclose what was said in the interview \u201cto individuals not designated to receive such information,\u201d\u2063 Lowell wrote that the whistleblowers made assertions in later television and podcast interviews that \u2064were not included in their testimony.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS allegedly abdicated its duty to \u2062prevent the release\u2062 of Hunter Biden\u2019s tax information as a consequence, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe IRS has never instructed Mr. Shapley, Mr. Ziegler, or their representatives to \u200crefrain from publicly and\u200d unlawfully\u200d disclosing Mr. Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-reps-jordan-issa-demand-transparency-from-irs-over-partisan-leak-of-tax-records\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Reps. Jordan, Issa Demand Transparency From IRS Over \u2018Partisan\u2019 Leak Of Tax Records\">confidential tax return information<\/a>, much less taken reasonable steps to prevent \u2063its personnel from unlawfully \u200baccessing and disclosing Mr. Biden\u2019s tax return \u2063information,\u201d Lowell wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hunter\u200d Biden\u2019s lawyers\u2064 are asking for $1,000\u200b for each case\u2063 of \u201cunauthorized disclosure\u201d of \u2063his tax information, an\u2064 allegation that claims that the IRS \u201cwillfully, knowingly, and\/or by gross negligence, unlawfully disclosed\u200c Mr. Biden\u2019s \u2064confidential tax return information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200c breaking \u200cnews blasts directly to your\u2064 inbox \u2062for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Socialists\u2063 gather\u2062 for their \u200dannual\u200b conference in Chicago, where they \u200cdiscussed how to\u2064 get\u200b around\u200b laws banning indoctrination into Marxist concepts at schools.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Cincinnatians gather to celebrate their German heritage at the annual Oktoberfest\u2063 festival. One America\u2019s Sam Valk, a Queen\u200b City native, tells\u200c the story of the\u200b festival.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Congressman Andy Biggs<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Edward Dowd<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON \u200b(Reuters) \u2062-The European Commission \u200dlaunched an investigation \u200con\u200c Wednesday \u2063into whether\u2064 to \u200bimpose punitive tariffs to protect European Union automakers \u2064against\u2026\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013\u2063 ABB\u2064 is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, \u2062the Swiss engineering and\u2026 \u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe \u2064Minister Laurence Boon on Wednesday welcomed an \u200canti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles launched by the EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu \u2062Rosemain and Silvia Aloisi PARIS\u200b (Reuters) \u2013 Apple said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 \u2064model\u200b was certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What are the \u2062specific accusations against IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler regarding the alleged unlawful disclosures?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Lawsuit Filed Against IRS by Hunter Biden Over Alleged Unlawful Disclosures<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>In a recent development, Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over alleged \u200d&#8221;unlawful disclosures&#8221; made by two whistleblowers. The lawsuit claims\u2063 that these disclosures included the improper \u200dhandling of their probe\u200d into Hunter\u200d Biden&#8217;s tax affairs, potentially causing \u2063harm\u200d and embarrassment \u200dto him. This article \u200dwill delve into the details of the lawsuit and the allegations made by the Biden camp.<\/p>\n<p>Allegations\u2063 Against IRS Agents<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorneys, Abbe Lowell, accused two IRS agents, \u200dGary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, of unlawfully disclosing Hunter Biden&#8217;s private taxpayer information during media\u200b appearances. It is alleged that \u200dthese agents provided unsubstantiated and selectively chosen allegations of\u200b nefarious and potentially\u2063 criminal behavior,\u200b specifically targeting Hunter Biden. Lowell argues that the IRS failed to take reasonable steps to prevent such unlawful disclosures, which are in violation of\u2062 the Privacy Act.<\/p>\n<p>Felony Gun Charges and Plea Agreement Collapse<\/p>\n<p>Last\u2064 week, Hunter Biden was indicted on felony gun charges following a nearly five-year investigation. This indictment came as \u200da surprise after a \u200cplea agreement\u200b he had arranged with prosecutors collapsed \u2064under intense questioning \u200dfrom a federal judge. These developments have further exacerbated the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Allegations of DOJ Misconduct<\/p>\n<p>Shapley and Ziegler approached Congress in April with claims that high-ranking Department of Justice (DOJ) officials hindered efforts to bring more charges against Hunter Biden, \u2064limited the scope of the investigation, \u2064and refused to grant special counsel status to the \u2062Trump-appointed U.S. attorney overseeing the case. These allegations have been staunchly refuted by the Justice Department and Attorney General Merrick Garland, who emphasized U.S. Attorney David Weiss&#8217;s impartiality in the case.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns and Lack of Confidence<\/p>\n<p>Despite the denials, concerns have arisen regarding the Justice Department&#8217;s\u2064 handling of the \u200binvestigation \u200binto \u200dHunter Biden. House Republicans have alleged that he received a &#8220;sweetheart deal&#8221; from the prosecutors. Additionally, an ABC News\/Ipsos survey conducted earlier this month revealed that almost half\u2062 of Americans \u200black confidence in the Justice Department&#8217;s impartial\u200b and fair handling of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Whistleblower Testimony and Disclosures<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the case, Shapley&#8217;s counsel asserted that no\u200b confidential taxpayer information was released except through authorized whistleblower disclosures. The\u2064 transcripts\u200c of the two\u200d whistleblowers&#8217; interviews were made\u2062 public by Republicans in Congress, although the directive was\u2063 to prevent \u2064the disclosure of information to \u2064unauthorized individuals. Despite\u2064 this directive, Lowell alleges that the whistleblowers made assertions in subsequent television and podcast \u200dinterviews that were not included in their testimony. Consequently, Lowell argues that the IRS neglected its duty to prevent\u200b the release of Hunter Biden&#8217;s tax information.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit filed by Hunter Biden against the\u200b IRS\u200d highlights the allegations of unlawful\u200b disclosures made by two whistleblowers. As the case unfolds, it \u200dremains to be seen how the court will evaluate the claims and determine\u2062 the extent of any wrongdoing. These developments amplify existing concerns about the impartiality of the Justice Department&#8217;s handling of the investigation into Hunter Biden, further contributing to \u200cthe \u2064lack \u200dof confidence among the American public.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are \u200cthose of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of any agency or \u2064organization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden and his counsel have filed a lawsuit against the IRS in Washington, D.C. The lawsuit claims &#8220;unlawful disclosures&#8221; by two whistleblowers who accused government prosecutors of mishandling their investigation. 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