Now that he no longer enjoys the protection of his father and a weaponized Justice Department, Hunter Biden is doing what he should have done a long time ago: surrender.
Specifically, Hunter has suddenly withdrawn his lawsuit against two IRS whistleblowers who exposed special treatment in his tax investigation.
Hunter’s layers dismissed the case “with prejudice,” meaning he cannot file it again, raising questions about what he feared might come out in court.
His retreat follows years of efforts to evade accountability while the Biden family seemingly operated above the law.
Aimed at IRS investigators Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler, the lawsuit accused the pair of improperly disclosing confidential information about Hunter’s tax matters to the media.
Hunter’s legal team filed for dismissal without providing any explanation for the sudden retreat.
The move has reinforced suspicions that the lawsuit was merely an intimidation tactic rather than a legitimate legal complaint.
The dismissal officially closes a case millions of Americans viewed as an attempt to silence legitimate whistleblowers.
Shapley and Ziegler had publicly raised concerns about preferential treatment in the Hunter investigation.
They testified to Congress that the Justice Department deliberately slow-walked and obstructed the tax probe.
Their revelations helped expose what many Republicans have characterized as a two-tiered justice system that protects politically connected elites while aggressively pursuing conservatives.
The whistleblowers maintained from the beginning that Hunter’s lawsuit was designed to intimidate them into silence.
The lawsuit’s dismissal follows Hunter’s attorneys filing their own motion to withdraw from the case, suggesting potential disagreements within his legal team.
This legal retreat comes after Hunter had already pleaded guilty to tax-related charges, including evading $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019.
He later repaid the money only after facing criminal exposure. The Department of Justice finally charged Hunter with tax fraud after a sweetheart plea deal collapsed under judicial scrutiny.
“It’s always been clear that the lawsuit was an attempt to intimidate us. Intimidation and retaliation were never going to work,” Shapley and Ziegler said.
“We truly wanted our day in court to provide the complete story, but it appears Mr. Biden was afraid to actually fight this case in a court of law after all,” they added.
The IRS agents had brought their concerns to both the Office of Special Counsel and Congress after witnessing what they described as improper handling of the Hunter investigation.
Shapley specifically accused the Justice Department of deliberate delays in the investigation, preventing charges from being filed before certain statutes of limitations expired.
These allegations align with broader GOP claims that Joe Biden’s administration weaponized federal agencies against political opponents while shielding allies.
Attorneys for Shapley and Ziegler celebrated the dismissal as vindication for their clients. The legal team emphasized that Hunter’s retreat shows who was telling the truth all along.
The case’s resolution strengthens congressional Republicans’ claims that Biden family members have received preferential treatment from federal agencies.
In the aftermath of the lawsuit’s dismissal, President Donald Trump briefly appointed Shapley as acting IRS commissioner before replacing him with a permanent nominee.
