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Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« on: March 06, 2025, 04:59:28 am »

Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
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Hunter Biden asked a federal judge Wednesday to dismiss his lawsuit against an ex-Trump aide that centers on the publication of contents of a laptop attributed to the former president's son, saying his dwindling financial resources have made it difficult to proceed with litigation.
 
In documents filed in California federal court, Biden's attorneys urged U.S. District Judge Hernan D. Vera to dismiss the 2023 lawsuit filed against Garrett Ziegler. They said Biden "has suffered a significant downturn in his income and has significant debt in the millions of dollars range.”

His financial troubles were made worse, Biden's attorneys said, following the wildfires in the Pacific Palisades that "upended" his life by making his rental home "unlivable for an extended period of time."

Biden "has had difficulty in finding a new permanent place to live as well as finding it difficult to earn a living,” they wrote, adding that Biden needs to direct his time and available resources to dealing with his relocation, the damage to his rental house, and his family’s living expenses, “as opposed to this litigation.”

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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2025, 05:01:35 am »
Let him use a public defender.  If successful, wouldn't that give anyone who isn't wealthy an excuse to commit crimes?
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2025, 05:19:15 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on March 06, 2025, 05:01:35 am
Let him use a public defender.  If successful, wouldn't that give anyone who isn't wealthy an excuse to commit crimes?

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The article notes that he is the plaintiff and not the defendant in the lawsuit.
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2025, 10:28:50 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on March 06, 2025, 05:19:15 am
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The article notes that he is the plaintiff and not the defendant in the lawsuit.

It is likely his attorney found out Hunter was a deadbeat and refused to work for him Pro-boner,
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2025, 10:33:34 am »
I would suggest he get a job, but most legit employers would require a drug test, so ...
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2025, 10:35:08 am »
Short answer is his lawyers aren't being paid...
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« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2025, 11:36:23 am »
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« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2025, 11:41:45 am »
Millions in debt?   :silly:
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2025, 11:44:51 am »
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Millions in debt?   :silly:
Probably to his dealer.
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2025, 11:48:36 am »

Hunter Biden Makes Desperate Legal Plea Amid Dwindling ‘Art’ Sales

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By Mark Steffen
March 6, 2025



Just six weeks after his father left the White House, Hunter Biden is broke again.

The on-again, off-again artist and recovering drug addict has told a judge that dwindling sales, combined with the destruction of his home in the Palisades, California wildfires, has left him destitute. The disclosure came within a request by the embattled Biden to toss a suit he originally brought against a Trump ally alleging he broke state and federal laws.

Continuing the legal saga, Biden went on, is no longer financially feasible because of “significant debt” accumulated while “litigating the case” against Garrett Ziegler, the founder of the company Marco Polo, which published an extensive list of documents and photographs found on Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop in the form of an online searchable database.

“[Hunter] has suffered a significant downturn in his income and has significant debt in the millions of dollars range,” attorneys for the former first son wrote in a recent California court filing.

The situation was “exacerbated” by the fiery, windswept destruction of his Palisades home, which is now “unlivable,” an understatement based on photographs showing a charred foundation with nothing left standing except a brick chimney.

“Like many others in that situation, I am having difficulty in finding a new permanent place to live,” Biden claimed in the motion. “While I was aware that my financial position had significantly deteriorated over time, it was not until the past month that I realized I had to take drastic actions to alleviate this situation.”

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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2025, 11:53:58 am »
Hunter is broke, homeless, and "confused" why nobody is buying his so-called 'paintings' anymore. LOL!
He thinks people bought his 'art' because he is a talented genius, and not to get a meeting with Joe.

What a joke. There is no worse fate on Earth than to have unlimited wealth, and then to suddenly become poor.
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2025, 11:56:07 am »
Hmm.  Daddy is no longer President, and the selling price of Junior's finger painting decreases.  Must be a coincidence.  Funny how that happens.
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2025, 12:15:41 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on March 06, 2025, 11:56:07 am
Hmm.  Daddy is no longer President, and the selling price of Junior's finger painting decreases.  Must be a coincidence.  Funny how that happens.

Maybe he could find a chimpanzee to paint for him which likely would bring in more $$.
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #14 on: March 07, 2025, 02:43:54 pm »
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As readers of my @nypost newsletter know, Hunter Biden’s lavish LA rental was untouched by the wildfires that he claimed to an LA court have left him homeless, broke, and unable to pursue his lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler and ⁦⁦@MarcoPolo501c3
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Story at NY Post: Hunter Biden's $3M House Appears Untouched
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2025, 10:02:33 am »
Despite his claims of being broke, Hunter Biden's 'lawfare' continues against IRS whistleblowers
Selective revenge: Hunter Biden dropped a lawsuit against a former Trump aide because he told the court he could not afford it. Biden is continuing to press his lawsuit against the IRS whistleblowers who put a public spotlight on the DOJ's mishandling of the criminal case against him.
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Hunter Biden sought to dismiss one of his lawsuits this week, arguing that he was too broke to continue the legal effort, but he is still continuing his lawsuit against the IRS over two whistleblowers who exposed the Justice Department’s mishandling of his criminal case, lawyers for the IRS whistleblowers told Just the News.
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Hunter Biden filed a motion on Wednesday to voluntarily dismiss his lawsuit against former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler, a former White House aide who published contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop through his Marco Polo research group, claiming he was facing financial difficulties. The two whistleblowers still in court with Hunter Biden are IRS supervisory special agent Gary Shapley and IRS special agent Joseph Ziegler.

“In one court, Hunter Biden is claiming he doesn't have enough money for his lawyers to keep the lawfare going, but in another, his top-dollar hired gun from Big Law, Abbe Lowell, is still pushing a bogus suit against the IRS to target the whistleblowers for harassment and retaliation,” Jason Foster, the founder of Empower Oversight, which is representing the IRS whistleblowers, told Just the News. ...

The IRS whistleblowers have consistently argued that they did nothing "unlawful" and followed all of the laws and procedures when they blew the whistle about DOJ and IRS stonewalling on the federal case against Hunter Biden. Last month, Empower Oversight — who is defending the two IRS agents — released findings from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, in which the lawyers said OSC found ​​”the IRS issued illegal gag orders and improperly removed them from the Hunter Biden investigation as reprisal for their protected disclosures.” ...
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« Reply #16 on: March 12, 2025, 02:45:13 pm »
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As readers of my @nypost newsletter know, Hunter Biden’s lavish LA rental was untouched by the wildfires that he claimed to an LA court have left him homeless, broke, and unable to pursue his lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler and ⁦⁦@MarcoPolo501c3
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Story at NY Post: Hunter Biden's $3M House Appears Untouched
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
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Quote from: mountaineer on March 07, 2025, 02:43:54 pm
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As readers of my @nypost newsletter know, Hunter Biden’s lavish LA rental was untouched by the wildfires that he claimed to an LA court have left him homeless, broke, and unable to pursue his lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler and ⁦⁦@MarcoPolo501c3
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Story at NY Post: Hunter Biden's $3M House Appears Untouched
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You mean to tell me that Hunter actually lied?   :whistle: 888mouth
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2025, 08:50:42 pm »
Judge Grants Hunter Biden’s Request to Dismiss Lawsuit Because He’s Broke

By James Lynch

March 14, 2025 4:56 PM

A federal judge dismissed Hunter Biden’s lawsuit filed against a former Trump administration staffer in California after Biden requested the case end because of his financial difficulties.

U.S. district judge Hernan Vera terminated Biden’s lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler Thursday over the public database Ziegler made with emails and images from the younger Biden’s infamous laptop hard drive and iPhone server.

An appointee of Hunter Biden’s father, former President Joe Biden, Vera tossed Biden’s legal challenge with prejudice, meaning he cannot bring the lawsuit again at some point in the future

“To be clear, the Court does not express any opinion concerning the underlying merits of the case. And the Court accepts the detailed representations made by Plaintiff as to the reasons motivating his request to dismiss. But under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41, and on these facts, Plaintiff’s request to dismiss without prejudice is not warranted,” Vera said in an order.

Hunter Biden asked Vera to toss the case last week because of financial struggles due to dried up book sales and art sales starting in late 2023, when he was indicted on federal tax charges and the subject of a high-profile impeachment investigation by House Republicans. The loss of income also coincided with the collapse of Joe Biden’s political career last summer due to his advanced age and evidently declining mental faculties.

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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2025, 09:26:51 pm »
Kind of a no-brainer. Hunter is the plaintiff who asked for dismissal.  No reason for the court not to dismiss the the case. But his financial woes are laughable.
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« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2025, 11:15:07 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on March 06, 2025, 11:41:45 am
Millions in debt?   :silly:
His USAID check didn't come in the mail...?
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2025, 01:16:32 am »
More likely the lawyers didn't think he had a chance of winning, and the payout wasn't worth the risk.
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« Reply #22 on: March 16, 2025, 07:43:18 am »
I sure hope the lawyers didn't take it on a contingency basis!  :laugh:
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Re: Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
« Reply #23 on: March 16, 2025, 10:23:09 am »
Probably because if he loses the case the other side can counter sue for their lawyer fees. By not having a final judgement he just walks away.
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« Reply #24 on: March 16, 2025, 10:38:53 am »
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Probably because if he loses the case the other side can counter sue for their lawyer fees. By not having a final judgement he just walks away.

While probably waving that presidential pardon as victory banner. 

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