{"id":514840,"date":"2026-07-11T18:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/son-of-former-president-joe-biden-wins-defamation-lawsuit-will-receive-1-7-million-dollars\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T18:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:35:20","slug":"son-of-former-president-joe-biden-wins-defamation-lawsuit-will-receive-1-7-million-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/son-of-former-president-joe-biden-wins-defamation-lawsuit-will-receive-1-7-million-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Son of former President Joe Biden wins defamation lawsuit; will receive 1.7 million dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

EFE<\/strong>.- A U.S. judge ordered $1.7 million in damages to be paid to Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, as part of a defamation lawsuit against Patrick Byrne, founder of Overstock.com, one of the first major e-commerce companies in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byrne accused Biden of participating in an alleged $800 million bribery scheme driven by Iran, in exchange for the Democratic administration releasing frozen funds to that country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central District of California Judge Stephen Wilson ruled in his judgment that Byrne acted with “intentional misrepresentation<\/strong>” and a “conscious disregard<\/strong>” for Hunter Biden<\/strong>‘s rights, by encouraging his followers on social media to spread false information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byrne maintained the <\/a>defamation<\/strong> even after the lawsuit was filed. The former executive was held in default after refusing to testify in the California court and attempting to delay the case by changing lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe most plausible explanation is that the defendant lacks credibility, invents incredible and far-fetched stories to capture media attention, and fabricated the defamatory story in question to damage the plaintiff’s reputation,\u201d says the order shared this Saturday by Biden in a message on his X account.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The son of the Democratic former president was grateful that the rule of law had prevailed in his case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also read: Biden, Obama and Bush share messages for US Independence<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Biden had requested $1 in nominal damages, which was granted by the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judge also ordered Byrne to pay 1.7 million dollars in punitive damages<\/strong> to Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byrne is known for denying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election<\/strong> over Donald Trump, who was seeking immediate reelection, and for attacking the former president’s family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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