Hunter Biden abruptly dropped his lawsuit against Fox News over their fictionalized miniseries that allegedly included sexually explicit images of him without consent, just hours after his father, President Joe Biden, announced his decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. The lawsuit against Fox News was filed by Hunter Biden less than a month prior, claiming that the right-wing network unlawfully published “intimate images” of him in a 2022 miniseries about his legal troubles on the Fox Nation streaming service. Representatives for Hunter Biden and Fox News declined to comment on the decision to drop the lawsuit.
The miniseries in question, titled “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” depicted a dramatized “mock trial” surrounding Biden’s overseas financial dealings that led to his federal tax indictment and allegations that fueled Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into his father. After Hunter Biden threatened to file a lawsuit, Fox News removed the miniseries from its platforms in late April, but he proceeded with suing the network on June 30. A spokesperson for Fox News at the time called the lawsuit meritless and politically motivated, asserting the network’s intention to defend its rights in court based on First Amendment protections.
Although Hunter Biden ended the lawsuit against Fox News, his legal challenges persist. He is set to face a federal tax evasion trial scheduled for September and was previously convicted of three federal gun felonies in a separate trial earlier this year. However, he has not been charged in connection with the bribery and foreign lobbying allegations at the center of Fox’s miniseries. In light of his legal battles, Hunter Biden released a statement on Sunday applauding his father’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, expressing gratitude and love for the President.
Despite dropping his lawsuit against Fox News, Hunter Biden still faces significant legal hurdles, including the upcoming federal tax evasion trial and previous convictions for federal gun felonies. The decision to drop the lawsuit came in the wake of President Joe Biden’s announcement to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, but the connection between the two events remains unclear. While Fox News removed the miniseries in question from its platforms after being threatened with legal action, Hunter Biden proceeded with the lawsuit against the network, which was deemed politically motivated by a Fox News spokesperson.
The miniseries portraying the “mock trial” of Hunter Biden and its removal from Fox News platforms following the threat of legal action underscore the contentious relationship between the Biden family and the network. Hunter Biden’s decision to drop the lawsuit suggests a shift in focus to his upcoming legal challenges, including the federal tax evasion trial and prior convictions for federal gun felonies. Despite these legal issues, he remains supportive of his father’s decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race and expressed love and gratitude for President Joe Biden in a public statement.
