Hunter Biden has requested the dismissal of his lawsuit against former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler due to significant financial struggles, mounting debt, and personal challenges stemming from losing his home in California wildfires.
At a Glance
- Hunter Biden’s legal team filed a motion to drop his lawsuit against ex-White House aide Garrett Ziegler, citing “significant debt in the millions of dollars”
- Biden’s financial woes were exacerbated by California wildfires that rendered his rental home “unlivable”
- His income has plummeted with art sales declining to just one piece sold for $36,000 and book sales dropping to only 1,100 copies in six months
- The lawsuit, filed in September 2023, alleged Ziegler illegally accessed and distributed contents from Biden’s laptop
- Despite previous successes with his artwork and memoir, anticipated speaking engagements and appearances have not materialized
Mounting Financial Crisis Forces Legal Retreat
The former President’s son is facing an increasingly dire financial situation that has forced him to abandon legal action against a former Trump administration official. Court documents filed this week revealed that Hunter Biden has requested a judge dismiss his lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler, which he initially filed in September 2023 in Los Angeles. The lawsuit concerned allegations that Ziegler illegally accessed and distributed contents from Biden’s controversial laptop.
Biden’s legal team explicitly stated that their client “does not have the resources to continue to litigate this matter.”
This legal retreat comes amid a perfect storm of personal and financial challenges for the younger Biden. His attorneys have painted a picture of a man drowning in debt while simultaneously coping with the loss of his home due to natural disaster. Meanwhile, his once-promising creative ventures – both as an artist and author – have seen dramatically declining revenues.
Disaster Compounds Financial Troubles
Among the most significant of Biden’s recent setbacks was the loss of his residence in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. Court documents indicate that his rental home was rendered “unlivable” by the wildfires that swept through parts of California.
The housing crisis is only one aspect of Biden’s financial tailspin. His financial troubles are further illuminated by the documented collapse of his artistic and literary endeavors. Court documents reveal that his art sales have drastically declined, with only a single piece selling for $36,000 in recent months. This represents a stunning reversal from his previous success, when he sold 27 pieces at an average price of over $54,000 each. Similarly, his memoir, which initially showed promising sales, has seen interest wane significantly.
The resulting financial strain has left him with what his attorneys describe as “significant debt in the millions of dollars range” with limited prospects for near-term recovery. The decision to withdraw the lawsuit against Ziegler appears to be part of a broader strategy to redirect limited resources toward addressing multiple legal challenges related to his controversial laptop data.
