Hunter Biden lawsuit against IRS a 'frivolous smear' to discourage more whistleblowers, attorney says

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Hunter Biden lawsuit against IRS a 'frivolous smear' to discourage more whistleblowers, attorney says
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An attorney for IRS agent Gary Shapley responded on 'The Story' to a lawsuit from Hunter Biden against the agency, alleging wrongful dissemination of tax information.

An attorney for one of thewhistleblowers who cried foul on the Justice Department's handling of Hunter Biden's influence peddling and tax investigation called the first son's new lawsuit against the agency a"frivolous smear."

Mark Lytle, an attorney for whistleblower Gary Shapley – the investigator who testified to Congress that the Wilmington U.S. Attorney's office was"different from any other case in" his 14 years of public service – told FOX News the suit is an attempt to frighten others from providing information to the legislature.

In the end, Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected the plea deal, and Attorney General Merrick Garland ultimately appointed the lead Delaware federal prosecutor, David Weiss, the special counsel in the case.

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