Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, accusing the federal agency of illegally releasing his tax records amid its investigation into him.

The president’s son alleges the IRS unlawfully disclosed his tax return information and failed to protect his private records, according to media reports. The lawsuit, which was filed in a Washington, D.C., federal court, cited the congressional testimonies and media interviews with IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler as two prominent examples of misconduct.

“Despite clear warnings from Congress that they were prohibited from disclosing the contents of their testimony to the public in another forum, Mr. Shapley and Mr. Ziegler’s testimony only emboldened their media campaign against Mr. Biden,” the 27-page lawsuit says.

“And finally, since their public testimony before the House of Representatives on July 19, 2023, the agents have become regular guests on national media outlets and have made new allegations and public statements regarding Mr. Biden’s confidential tax return information that were not previously included in their transcripts before the Committee on Ways and Means.”

The suit also claimed Shapley’s and Ziegler’s “‘whistleblower’ status cannot and does not shield them from their wrongful conduct.”

“In fact, a ‘whistleblower’ is supposed to uncover government misconduct, not the details of that employee’s opinion about the alleged wrongdoing of a private person,” the filing says.

Biden is seeking $1,000 in damages for “each and every unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns,” according to the lawsuit. Abbe Lowell, Biden’s lawyer, did not list Shapley or Ziegler as defendants in the case.

In July, the two IRS agents testified before Congress that the Department of Justice hindered their investigation into Hunter Biden and gave him preferential treatment for political reasons.

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