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Ex-Hunter Biden law firm seeks communications with ‘friends and donors' who were asked to pay his legal bills

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The law firm that once defended Hunter Biden against federal gun and tax indictments wants to see the pardoned former first son’s correspondence with friends or Democratic Party donors as part of a breach-of-contract case meant to recoup unpaid legal debts.

Winston & Strawn attorneys argued in a Monday court filing that the Biden scion had "engaged in substantial efforts on his own to try to get third parties, friends, and donors to cover his legal fees," which by Hunter’s own admission amount to between $15 million and $17 million.

The firm has yet to see any evidence of those communications — despite repeated requests and one of their own attorneys, Abbe Lowell, defending Hunter during the tax and gun cases in which he dodged prison time due to his dad’s mercy.

Lowell "testified" that outreach for help with the debts did occur, Winston & Strawn’s filing in Washington, DC, civil court stated.

The document also cited a passage from the book "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America" that read: "Hunter found out the Democratic National Committee was paying President Biden’s legal fees arising from the classified documents investigation."

The younger Biden then "asked why the DNC could not pay his legal expenses too," according to authors Josh Dawsey, Isaac Arnsdorf and Tyler Pager.

The Monday filing clarified that those expenses included payments to Winston & Strawn.

The younger Biden "asked why the DNC could not pay his legal expenses too," according to a quote from the tome "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America" cited in the filing.

At the time, Democratic Party bosses reportedly scoffed at Hunter’s request. A DNC official confirmed to The Post Wednesday that they never paid any of the then-first son’s legal bills.

It’s unclear exactly how much the younger Biden still owes the firm, though the suit identifies the amount as exceeding $50,000.

In a Nov. 6, 2025, episode of the "Wide Awake Podcast," Hunter said he was "$17 million in debt ... as it relates to my legal fees."

On a Dec. 22 episode of "The Shawn Ryan Show," he said, "Litigation sucks. I’ve been tied up in criminal and civil and in courts and got ... $14, $15 million in debt."

Hunter Biden’s new defense attorney, Barry Coburn, admitted in filings earlier this month: "Neither we nor our client know the ultimate amount owed."

"Our client is impecunious. We have not engaged a billing consultant or forensic accountant to review the bills, just as we have not engaged an e-discovery vendor. We cannot afford it," Coburn also said.

The 56-year-old Hunter Biden also now "lives abroad" — apparently with his South Africa-born wife Melissa Cohen and son Beau Biden Jr. — and is unable to even "pay his current lawyers," Coburn noted.

Still, Hunter has been on the media circuit, agreeing to a tri-city tour in California, Arizona and New Mexico later this month with the YouTuber Andrew Callaghan and sitting for other interviews.

Callaghan’s "Channel 5" show will be hosting a "Carnival Tour" and Hunter has agreed to participate in "a cage match" against President Trump’s sons — if Eric and Don Jr. are willing.

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Posted by Frank G 2026-04-16 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1823 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

1 Hunter Biden now living abroad as legal troubles mount, court filing reveals

Most recently, Biden was photographed with his family — alongside his parents, Joe Biden and Jill Biden — in Santa Ynez, California, over Easter weekend, according to photos shared on Instagram last week by his sister, Ashley Biden.

The court document disclosing Biden’s current living situation was submitted in a Washington, D.C., civil court by Winston & Strawn LLP, which previously represented him in a series of criminal cases that drew intense national scrutiny over the years, including a felony gun trial in Delaware and a tax crimes prosecution in California.

According to the filings, the former first son has not paid a "substantial portion" of the fees owed to his legal team. He reportedly has limited financial resources and also cannot afford to hire specialized professionals to assist with the lawsuit, citing instances that Biden manually "hand-searched" his own emails to locate relevant documents rather than relying on outside resources.

Biden also noted during his podcast appearance that he is facing "$17 million in debt … as it relates to my legal fees."

In summer 2024, Biden was found guilty of multiple criminal offenses, including the illegal purchase of a firearm in 2018. Prosecutors proved he lied on a federal form by stating he was not using illegal drugs at a time when he was struggling with a crack cocaine addiction.

He also pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges, including three felonies, in connection with a scheme to evade $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019.

He was ultimately pardoned by his father on all federal charges in December 2024.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-16 04:13|| 2026-04-16 04:13|| Front Page Top

2 He was ultimately pardoned by his father on all federal charges in December 2024.

The REAL crime.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-04-16 04:52|| 2026-04-16 04:52|| Front Page Top

3 Lest we forget:

‘Privileged’ Hunter Biden, spared by dad’s pardon, blasts Trump’s clemency power

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-16 04:54|| 2026-04-16 04:54|| Front Page Top

4 Hunter needs to buckle down, create some masterpieces and then pay his legal bills from the auction proceeds. Alternatively, he could pitch a Bob Ross reboot where he reminisces about hookers and blow while he paints.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-04-16 05:25|| 2026-04-16 05:25|| Front Page Top

5 I'll take jealous husbands and drug overdoses for $600 Alex.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-04-16 05:46|| 2026-04-16 05:46|| Front Page Top

6 Looking around, searching for somebody to sue.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-04-16 08:56|| 2026-04-16 08:56|| Front Page Top

7 Who would have thought a crackhead wouldn't pay his bills.

Posted by chris 2026-04-16 11:06|| 2026-04-16 11:06|| Front Page Top

8 Difficult to believe the law firm didn't know they were the bridge to burn if it came down to it.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-04-16 12:38|| 2026-04-16 12:38|| Front Page Top

9 he was "$17 million in debt ... as it relates to my legal fees."

All he has to do is sell 451 million of his paintings at market value and he could be free and clear

Posted by Frank G 2026-04-16 12:42|| 2026-04-16 12:42|| Front Page Top

10 Pardon me if I can't seem to work up any sympathy for the law firm. They had to know that once Joe Biden was out of office, the crime family's revenues would dry up. Hunter's artwork will no longer fetch top dollar. The lawyers should have demanded payment up front.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-04-16 13:00|| 2026-04-16 13:00|| Front Page Top

11 That law firm is minting coin . I'm sure they'd like to have whatever this guy owes them, but it's not much more than a rounding error. Plus, we don't know what business flowed to the law firm as a result of their representing this twerp.

Posted by Matt 2026-04-16 13:21|| 2026-04-16 13:21|| Front Page Top

12 That's too bad, Matt. I'd rather hear about them going bankrupt.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-04-16 14:24|| 2026-04-16 14:24|| Front Page Top

13 ^ If it's any consolation to you the partner responsible for managing the Hunter engagement probably got his ass kicked at compensation time. The internal competition at firms like that makes Attila the Hun look like a pacifist.

Posted by Matt 2026-04-16 14:32|| 2026-04-16 14:32|| Front Page Top

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