Hunter Biden is voluntarily dismissing his lawsuit against the IRS claiming whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler illegally disclosed private taxpayer information.
Biden sued the IRS after Ziegler and Shapley publicly accused IRS and Department of Justice officials of slow-walking the investigation into his alleged tax violations.
“It’s always been clear that the lawsuit was an attempt to intimidate us. However, we were always motivated by doing the right thing, defending our work, and honoring our duty to the American people. Intimidation and retaliation were never going to work,” Shapley and Ziegler said in a statement.
“We truly wanted our day in court to provide the complete story, but it appears Mr. Biden was afraid to actually fight this case in a court of law after all. His voluntary dismissal of the case tells you everything you need to know about who was right and who was wrong.”
Before the suit was dismissed, Shapley and Ziegler were attempting to become defendants in the lawsuit to better defend themselves against Biden’s claims of illegal conduct. The whistleblowers were represented by a group of seven attorneys with experience in federal prosecutions, the DOJ Tax Division, White House, and both congressional chambers.
“Today, in the midst of Gary Shapley’s and Joe Ziegler’s efforts to intervene in this litigation and in exchange for nothing at all, Hunter Biden dismissed his case with prejudice—meaning he can never bring it again,” the IRS...
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