Hunter Biden requests federal judge dismiss his laptop data case
Biden’s attorneys said he "has had difficulty in finding a new permanent place to live as well as finding it difficult to earn a living."
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 federal court in California, 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, after the wildfires in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles "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 he 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.”
An attorney for Ziegler did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday. Biden's attorneys declined to comment on the court filing.
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