House intervenes in IRS whistleblower case, on behalf of whistleblowers

The House of Representatives on Monday night alerted the United States District Court for the District of Columbia that it intended to file an amicus brief on behalf of IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler.

The House said it would file a "friend of the court brief" on behalf of the whistleblowers if their joint request to dismiss a lawsuit from Hunter Biden against the IRS, where he alleged the whistleblowers unlawfully disclosed his personal tax information, is granted.

The House of Representatives on Monday said they would get involved because Congress has a "significant interest in whistleblowers providing information to Congress regarding waste, fraud, abuse, and other misconduct at federal agencies." 

They also argued that allowing Biden's lawsuit would discourage other whistleblowers from coming forward, and therefore harm the House's ability to conduct oversight of the executive branch. 

The House said it would continue monitoring the case. 

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.