Hunter Biden's lawyers could be sanctioned after claims they lied in tax case: report

Hunter Biden's legal team has been threatened with sanctions by the judge presiding over his criminal case, who accused it of lying to the clerk's office to get information about IRS whistleblowers removed from the docket, Fox News reported.

A lawyer for Biden is accused of misrepresenting her identity when asking to get the information removed, asking the clerk to seal the information instead of asking the court first.

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"The Court has discussed the matter with the relevant individuals in the Clerk's Office and has been informed that the caller, Ms. Jessica Bengels, represented that she worked with Mr. Kittila and requested the amicus materials be taken down because they contained sensitive grand jury, taxpayer and social security information," the order read.

"It appears that the caller misrepresented her identity and who she worked for in an attempt to improperly convince the clerk's office to remove the amicus materials from the docket," the judge added.

"The Court will temporarily place the document under seal until close of business on July 26, 2023 to afford Defendant the opportunity to try to make the requisite showing," the order read. "Should Defendant fail to make that showing, the document will be unsealed in its entirety."

Read the full report over at Fox News.