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

Biden sued ex-CEO of Overstock.com Patrick Byrne over claim that Biden sought bribe from Iran government in 2021 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 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. Continue reading...

Ramon Antonio Vargas · Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 3:00 AM
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Hunter Biden says ‘rule of law prevailed’ in defamation lawsuit netting him $1.7m

Biden sued ex-CEO of Overstock.com Patrick Byrne over claim that Biden sought bribe from Iran government in 2021

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 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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