Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz recently called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to employ the House Office of General Counsel to intervene in Robert Hunter Biden v. IRS to protect the whistleblowers who brought forth alleged evidence of Hunter Biden’s tax fraud.
According to a letter sent to Johnson, where Gaetz stated that Hunter Biden sued the IRS when details surrounding his tax fraud accusations became public. The Florida Republican claimed that the president’s son is attempting to target the whistleblowers with the lawsuit.
Gaetz urged the Republican Speaker to allow the House Office of General Counsel to intervene in the lawsuit, stating such action could protect the rights of the individuals who brought the disclosed information to light.
“Pending in federal district court for the District of Columbia is No. 1:23-cv-0271, before Judge Kelly, is the civil action Robert Hunter Biden v. Internal Revenue Service. Due to federal law, this is the only available action of Hunter Biden and the Democrats to silence the I.R.S. whistleblowers who have so bravely come forward with details of Hunter Biden’s tax fraud. The interests of the House of Representatives and the legal rights of our whistleblowers are not being zealously defended by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), who is defending the lawsuit on behalf of the I.R.S.,” according to Gaetz’s letter.
The congressman further emphasized the need to protect these whistleblowers. “We should be doing everything we can to protect these brave whistleblowers. As a result, pursuant to House Rule 8(c) and 2 U.S.C. § 5571, I respectfully request that you task the House Office of General Counsel with moving to intervene in Biden v. IRS to protect the prerogatives of the House of Representatives and to protect the rights of all Americans to make protected disclosures to Congress,” he continued.
The IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler claimed that the president’s son was given “preferential treatment” while he was being investigated. Tristan Leavitt, a lawyer representing whistleblower Gary Shapley, claimed last fall that Hunter Biden’s attorney’s were very desperate to sue the IRS over the matter.
“It’s very clear that Hunter Biden’s attorneys are desperate,” Leavitt said in 2023. “It seems they didn’t expect there to be a gun charge because of the agreement which Delaware prosecutors should have never been in the position of anyway, but now that that’s happened they are flailing and they are apparently striking out anyway they can.”
“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,” per the lawsuit against the IRS. Hunter Biden’s legal team claimed that the whistleblowers were attempting to smear their client’s name.
“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 continued.
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