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Hunter Biden Drops Lawsuit Against IRS Whistle-Blowers

5/2/2025

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Hunter Biden has officially dropped his lawsuit against IRS whistle-blowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, a move that bars him from refiling. The whistle-blowers claimed the lawsuit was an attempt to silence them for revealing alleged favoritism in Biden's investigation. This comes after Biden's guilty plea on tax charges, intensifying the scrutiny surrounding him.

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Hunter Biden has officially dropped his lawsuit against IRS whistle-blowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, a move that bars him from refiling. The whistle-blowers claimed the lawsuit was an attempt to silence them for revealing alleged favoritism in Biden's investigation. This comes after Biden's guilty plea on tax charges, intensifying the scrutiny surrounding him.