Hunter Biden’s Legal Move: What’s Behind the Laptop Case Dismissal Request?

Hunter Biden's Legal Move: What's Behind the Laptop Case Dismissal Request?

Hunter Biden is seeking to drop his laptop lawsuit due to financial ruin, as wealthy art buyers mysteriously lose interest in his paintings now that his father is no longer president.

At a Glance

  • Hunter Biden has requested dismissal of his lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler over the laptop database due to financial difficulties
  • Biden’s art sales have plummeted from 27 pieces averaging $54,500 each to just one piece for $36,000
  • His memoir sales dropped from over 3,100 copies to about 1,100 in six months
  • Biden lost his rental home in the Pacific Palisades wildfire and is struggling to find new housing
  • President Joe Biden pardoned his son in December before sentencing in a federal gun case

From Wealthy Artist to Financial Ruin

Hunter Biden is finding out the hard way that being a “major talent” in the art world only lasts as long as your father occupies the Oval Office. In a remarkable turn of events that surprises absolutely no one with common sense, the president’s son has filed court documents seeking to dismiss his laptop lawsuit against former Trump aide Garrett Ziegler, citing a “significant downturn in his income” and “significant debt in the millions of dollars range.” The timing couldn’t be more telling – Hunter’s financial fortunes have mysteriously collapsed right as his father’s presidential term ended, raising obvious questions about what wealthy art collectors were really buying when they shelled out top dollar for his paintings.

The numbers tell the embarrassing story. Hunter has sold only one piece of artwork for $36,000 in recent months, compared to the 27 pieces he previously sold for an average of $54,500 each. His memoir sales have similarly tanked, dropping from over 3,100 copies to a mere 1,100 in just six months. Adding insult to injury, the Pacific Palisades wildfire has rendered his rental home uninhabitable, leaving the First Son scrambling for shelter while drowning in debt that he reportedly has no way to repay.

The Laptop That Won’t Go Away

The lawsuit Hunter now wants to abandon centers on a database of 128,000 emails from the infamous laptop he abandoned at a Delaware repair shop – the same laptop his father’s campaign initially dismissed as “Russian disinformation” before its authenticity was confirmed. Ziegler and his company, Marco Polo, published the database, prompting Hunter’s lawsuit claiming the emails were “illegally accessed and manipulated.” The judge previously denied Ziegler’s motion to dismiss and ordered him to pay Hunter’s legal fees, but now Hunter wants to walk away from the case entirely.

“It’s truly unfortunate timing for Hunter Biden that his artistic inspiration dried up at the exact moment that his father ceased to be president.”

Ziegler, for his part, has called the lawsuit “completely frivolous” and criticized Hunter for not conducting a reasonable investigation before filing. The request to dismiss without prejudice would allow Hunter to potentially refile the case later – assuming he somehow finds the financial means to do so. The laptop, meanwhile, remains with the FBI after becoming a focal point during the 2020 presidential campaign, continuing to haunt the Biden family despite their best efforts to make it disappear.

The Art of Political Influence

Hunter’s court filing paints a picture of desperation: “Since late 2023 and through today, my income has decreased significantly,” he wrote. “Given the positive feedback and reviews of my artwork and memoir, I was expecting to obtain paid speaking engagements and paid appearances, but that has not happened.” This candid admission unintentionally confirms what critics have been saying all along – that Hunter’s sudden artistic “talent” was nothing more than a thinly-veiled influence peddling operation that lost its value the moment Joe Biden left office.

“Selling influence and access to Joe Biden was the Biden family business model. The scam was simple. Hunter promised Joe’s power, Joe Biden showed up, and millions of dollars went into the Bidens’ pockets. The grift is over.”

The evidence of pay-for-play becomes harder to ignore when you consider that one businessman who purchased Hunter’s art was later appointed to a U.S. commission by the former president. Or when you notice that Hunter’s woes come despite his father’s December pardon for federal gun charges – a get-out-of-jail-free card that didn’t extend to his financial troubles. Hunter also remains entangled in a child support battle with Lunden Roberts, where a judge even allowed Roberts to select one of Hunter’s paintings as part of their agreement – perhaps the only way his artwork holds any real value anymore.

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