IRS Whistleblowers Slam Hunter Biden Pardon, Defy Attorney's Defamation Claims

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IRS Whistleblowers Slam Hunter Biden Pardon, Defy Attorney's Defamation Claims
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Two IRS whistleblowers who raised concerns about the investigation into Hunter Biden criticized his presidential pardon and refuted claims of defamation by his attorney, Abbe Lowell. Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler sued Lowell in September, alleging he defamed them by accusing them of leaking confidential information. Lowell countered, calling them 'disgruntled' and claiming their lawsuit focused on legal opinions. The whistleblowers' lawyers emphasized they 'committed no crimes' and 'seek to restore their reputations'. They stated their clients are 'long-time public servants' who 'need no pardon because they never violated the law'.

Two IRS whistleblowers who raised concerns about the investigation into Hunter Biden lampooned his presidential pardon while hitting back at an attorney who they say defamed them.'Plaintiffs seek no pardon because they committed no crimes. They merely seek to restore their reputations,' wrote lawyers for IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler.

Lowell's clients over the years have included high-powered people from both major political parties, including Republicans Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and former Democrat Sens. Bob Menendez and John Edwards.Hunter Biden was convicted in June of three felony charges related to a gun purchase in 2018 amid his battle against his own drug addiction, which he lied about on paperwork to obtain the gun. He entered a guilty plea to nine tax evasion charges in a separate case in September.

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