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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Hunter Biden says ‘rule of law prevailed’ in defamation lawsuit netting him $1.7m

Hunter Biden in a dark suit and blue tie looks directly at the camera
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, leaves federal court in Los Angeles, California, on 5 September 2024. Photograph: David Swanson/Reuters

Hunter Biden says he is “grateful that the rule of law prevailed” in a defamation lawsuit that recently netted him a judgment of $1.7m in punitive damages from the former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne.

Biden made that comment in a social media post that served as his first comments about the judgment, which a federal judge in California handed down on Friday.

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