Hunter Biden asks judge to dismiss his laptop case against ex-Trump aide, citing financial woes

Former first son Hunter Biden is asking a judge to dismiss his lawsuit against a former Trump aide over the publication of private emails and images from his laptop, claiming he is too broke to continue the case.

In documents filed in a federal court in California late Wednesday, Biden's attorneys urged U.S. District Judge Hernan D. Vera to dismiss the 2023 lawsuit filed against Garrett Ziegler, who was an aide to President Trump in his first term. They said Biden "has suffered a significant downturn in his income and has significant debt in the millions of dollars range,” according to NBC News.

"I am requesting to dismiss this action because I do not have the financial resources to continue litigating this case," Biden wrote in the request 

You can read that declaration here.

Biden alleged in his suit that Ziegler in his alleged role in the publication of over 128,000 emails attributed to Biden broken state and federal laws.

Ziegler has denied wrongdoing.

Biden's attorneys in the request for dismissal said their client, the son for former President Joe Bide, has had to use finances to cover his cost of living after the Palisades fire in Los Angeles County earlier this year made his rental home "unlivable for an extended period of time."

They also claimed Biden was having a hard time finding work and a place to live recently. 

Biden also said in the recent court filings that he did not get the paid speaking engagements and appearances that he expected from his artwork and memoir, and that he has not been able to sell his art or book as expected.

Biden said that he has only sold one piece of art for $36,000 after the lawsuit, compared to 27 pieces for an average of about $54,500 in the few years prior to the lawsuit. He also saw a drop in book sales, where he sold 3,100 copies of his book from April through September 2023, and just 1,100 in the six months after the lawsuit, NBC also reports. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.