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Hunter Biden, US President Joe Biden's son, has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), alleging its agents "targeted and sought to embarrass" him by discussing his tax returns.
"Biden has no fewer or lesser rights than any other American citizen, and no government agency or government agent has free reign to violate his rights simply because of who he is," the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit alleges that when two former IRS officials told Congress and the media that they felt an investigation into Biden's tax affairs had been mishandled, they violated Biden's right to have the information kept private.
"Two IRS agents—Mr. Gary Shapley and Mr. Joseph Ziegler—and their attorneys raised the stakes to unprecedented levels with their numerous public appearances and statements that blatantly violated Section 6103 of the Internal
Revenue Code by engaging in a campaign to publicly smear Mr. Biden," the lawsuit states.
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It claims that the agents unlawfully revealed his tax return information and that the IRS did not create safeguards to make sure his details were kept confidential, in violation of the Privacy Act.
"This assault on Mr. Biden's rights involved the...
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