Hunter Biden’s counsel argued that he is currently “finding it difficult to make a living” in a Wednesday legal filing seeking to dismiss a lawsuit the former president’s son brought against Garrett Ziegler, an ex-Trump White House aide who published the contents of Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop to the internet.
The details about Hunter Biden’s financial difficulties are included in a 19-page filing submitted by his attorneys in court explaining their client’s rationale for wanting to drop his suit against Ziegler, one of several lawsuits filed against critics who have published or aggressively covered the laptop’s contents and alleged Biden family influence peddling. Hunter Biden, as well as his family members and business associates, raked in millions of dollars from dealings with overseas oligarchs during the years Joe Biden served as vice president and in the lead up to his 2020 presidential run, but the flow of cash seems to have dried up for the former president’s son.
“This application is being made on the basis that good cause exists to grant this Application because Plaintiff does not have the resources to continue to litigate this matter. Plaintiff has suffered a significant downturn in his income and has significant debt in the millions of dollars range,” the filing states, referring to Hunter Biden.
The filing specifically notes that demand for Hunter Biden’s artwork and literary work has “suffered a significant downturn” over the past 18 months or so. Hunter Biden’s New York City-based art gallerist Georges Berges testified in January 2024 that his first art sale involving a piece by Hunter Biden occurred in December 2020, just weeks after his father became president-elect in November of that year, and contents of Hunter Biden’s book were used to help secure convictions against him on federal gun charges in June 2024.
“Moreover, this lack of resources has been exacerbated after the fires in the Pacific Palisades in early January upended Plaintiff’s life by rendering his rental house unlivable for an extended period of time and, like many others in that situation, Plaintiff has had difficulty in finding a new permanent place to live as well as finding it difficult to earn a living,” the motion continues. “So, Plaintiff must focus his time and resources dealing with his relocation, the damage he has incurred due to the fires, and paying for his family’s living expenses as opposed to this litigation.”
Additionally, the motion to dismiss the suit against Ziegler notes that Hunter Biden has other civil lawsuits pending in the system, and that his financial situation is forcing him to reassess those suits on a case-by-case basis given that his resources are limited. Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, wrote Thursday that Hunter Biden used “a scorched earth strategy to target critics” with legal action to drain their resources and tie them down in the court system.
Kevin Morris, a friend and financial benefactor of Hunter Biden, helped the former president’s son to the tune in $5 million in loans to cover various expenses, after which Morris allegedly received “access” to the Biden White House, Republican Kentucky Rep. James Comer alleged in January 2024. However, the filing states that Hunter Biden is unable to draw on other people for financial support at this time, and Politico reported in May 2024 that Morris was running out of resources to cover Hunter Biden’s legal costs.
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