The complaint claims agency employees 'repeatedly and intentionally' disclosed Biden's protected tax information.
The complaint, which cites IRS supervisor Gary Shapley's interview on CBS News as well as subsequent interviews, alleges their lawsuit is about"the decision by IRS employees, their representatives, and others to disregard their obligations and repeatedly and intentionally publicly disclose and disseminate Mr. Biden's protected tax return information outside the exceptions for making disclosures in the law." The IRS has not commented on the lawsuit.
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building and United States Courthouse on July 26, 2023 in Wilmington, Delaware. Shapley told CBS News he made the decision to speak publicly because he was so concerned about prosecutors' handling of"a high profile, controversial" investigation that he felt duty-bound to sound alarms.
Some of the attorneys for the agents have past ties to GOP politics and have helped the whistleblowers navigate their efforts to raise objections. Shapley was asked during the interview about allegations made by Hunter Biden's legal team that he had broken the law in disclosing information about the Biden case – even to his own lawyer. Attorneys for Shapley called the lawsuit"frivolous" in a statement to CBS News.
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