IRS whistleblowers file $20M defamation lawsuit against Hunter Biden’s attorney: ‘Incredible and malicious harm’
SUMMARY
IRS investigators Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler have filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, accusing him of “clear malice” in response to their whistleblowing. The suit, filed in Washington DC, alleges that Lowell made defamatory statements suggesting Shapley and Ziegler illegally leaked Hunter Biden’s private tax information. The whistleblowers claim that these accusations caused “incredible and malicious harm” to their reputations. Shapley and Ziegler argue that they acted with “honor and integrity” in exposing alleged conflicts of interest and preferential treatment affecting the tax investigation into Hunter Biden. According to their filing, Lowell’s claims were false and malicious, as they had not publicly discussed any confidential return information.
