Hunter Biden says he can't afford to continue laptop-related lawsuit

Source: BBC

Hunter Biden has told a federal judge he is facing severe financial difficulties and cannot afford to move forward on his lawsuit against a former aide to President Donald Trump.

Mr Biden sued Garrett Ziegler in 2023, accusing him and his company Marco Polo of violating state and federal laws by publishing an online database containing 128,000 emails taken from a laptop attributed to Mr Biden. Mr Ziegler has previously dismissed the lawsuit as "completely frivolous."

In a court filing on Wednesday, Mr Biden's attorneys urged U.S. District Judge Hernan D. Vera to end the lawsuit, stating that he "has suffered a significant downturn in his income and has significant debt in the millions of dollars range."

The son of former President Joe Biden has also faced a series of financial setbacks, with January's wildfire in the Pacific Palisades - where he was staying - making his rental home "unliveable" for an extended period.

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