Democrat President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over claims the federal agency “sought to embarrass” him while investigating his tax crimes.
Hunter Biden’s attorneys filed the lawsuit on Monday.
The suit alleges that agents have “targeted” the president’s son while investigating his alleged tax offenses.
Biden’s Monday morning filing cites two major examples in IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler.
The agents are the two whistleblowers who claimed the IRS mishandled aspects of its investigation into Hunter Biden.
Biden’s lawsuit seeks for the court to declare that the IRS “willfully, knowingly, and/or by gross negligence, unlawfully disclosed Mr. Biden’s confidential tax information.”
In addition, Hunter Biden is demanding $1,000 in damages for “each and every unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns.”
They include disclosures that happened after the fact.
The IRS has yet to respond publicly to the lawsuit.
Hunter’s lawsuit states:
“Biden is the son of the President of the United States.
“He has all the same responsibilities as any other American citizen, and the IRS can and should make certain that he abides by those responsibilities.
“Similarly, Mr. Biden has no fewer or lesser rights than any other American