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For Hunter, the Biden business goes bust

By Byron York
Published March 6, 2025 10:52am ET
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For Hunter, the Biden business goes bust
Hunter Biden steps into a vehicle as he leaves federal court, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles after pleading guilty to federal tax charges. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)

FOR HUNTER, THE BIDEN BUSINESS GOES BUST. It looks like Hunter Biden is facing a new problem: Being the son of a former president is a lot less lucrative than being the son of a sitting president.

In 2023, the younger Biden filed a lawsuit against Garrett Ziegler, a former aide in the first Trump White House, over Ziegler’s role in disseminating information from the notorious Hunter Biden laptop. This week, Biden asked a judge to withdraw the lawsuit. The reason: He doesn’t have the money to go on.

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