Hunter Biden sues the proprietor of a computer repair business for invading his privacy by providing his alleged laptop’s information to his ‘political adversaries.’
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, sued the owner of a computer repair shop in Delaware for invasion of privacy after the shop delivered Biden’s laptop to “political opponents.” The case filed by Biden’s attorneys on Friday is a countersuit to one brought by the owner of the repair company, John Paul Mac Isaac.
The complaint alleges that Mac Isaac intended and knew, or should have known, that those to whom he supplied the material he thought belonged to Mr. Biden would attempt to use it against then-candidate Joe Biden and, by doing so, help then-President Trump.
The lawsuit said Mac Isaac disclosed Biden’s “sensitive, confidential information” that was on the laptop.
Hunter Biden allegedly brought his water-damaged laptop to Mac Isaac’s store in Wilmington, Delaware, in April 2019 and asked him to retrieve the data. Mac Isaac could do so, but the facts he observed on the laptop concerned him.
After 90 days, Hunter Biden failed to pick up the laptop. Mac Isaac became the owner of the laptop that Biden failed to retrieve. Isaac claims he forwarded it to the FBI, but eight months later, as the election approached, he received no response and saw nothing in the media. Rudy Giuliani, who represented former President Donald Trump at the time, was then informed about the laptop.
In 2020, the New York Post published the contents of the laptop; social media platforms blocked the news because of allegations that the laptop was part of a Russian misinformation effort. The New York Times confirmed in March 2022 that part of the material on the laptop was legitimate.
In a November interview with Inside Edition, Mac Issac stated that he had no remorse but admitted that he feared for his life. Issac added that if he did not do it, he would be doing the country a disservice.
Mac Isaac asserts that he became the legal owner of the laptop when Hunter sent it off to be repaired in April 2019 and failed to retrieve it despite Mac Isaac’s attempts to contact him. His attorneys claim to have a receipt signed by Hunter stating that any unclaimed goods after 90 days will be forfeited.
In contrast to Mac Isaac’s claim that property left in his shop for 90 days is abandoned property, he admits in his recently published book and other media appearances that he accessed the data regarding Mr. Biden well before 90 days had passed from when he claims any property or data was left in his shop, the lawsuit states.
The legal team defending Hunter contended that even if the signed repair authorization form was valid under Delaware law, it would only apply to the “equipment” itself and not its contents.
The complaint claims the repair authorization form specifies that Isaac’s store will make every attempt to secure your data. According to the complaint, customers who sign Mac Isaac’s Repair Authorization form do not surrender any rights under Delaware law over the data included on any equipment. Reliable computer firms and repair technicians frequently remove personal data from traded, abandoned, or left-behind devices. They do not access, copy, and distribute such information as Mac Isaac did.
Despite all of the allegations alleged in the complaint, Hunter’s counsel declined to claim that the laptop actually belonged to Biden’s son.
An investigation into the first son and his family’s international business connections is being conducted by House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-Kentucky).
As President Biden, age 80, mulls a reelection attempt, his long-troubled son Hunter has ensured that the top executive will be laden with baggage on the campaign trail. The counterclaim, which draws even more attention to his so-called “laptop from hell,” also poses a significant danger to President Biden’s anticipated reelection effort.
Hunter Biden sues the proprietor of a computer repair business for invading his privacy by providing his laptop’s information to his ‘political adversaries.’
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, sued the owner of a computer repair shop in Delaware for invasion of privacy after the shop delivered Biden’s laptop to “political opponents.”
The case filed by Biden’s attorneys on Friday is a countersuit to one brought by the owner of the repair company, John Paul Mac Isaac.
The complaint alleges that Mac Isaac intended and knew, or should have known, that those to whom he supplied the material he thought belonged to Mr. Biden would attempt to use it against then-candidate Joe Biden and, by doing so help then-President Trump.
The lawsuit said Mac Isaac disclosed Biden’s “sensitive, confidential information” that was on the laptop.
Hunter Biden allegedly brought his water-damaged laptop to Mac Isaac’s store in Wilmington, Delaware, in April 2019 and asked him to retrieve the data. Mac Isaac could do so, but the facts he observed on the laptop concerned him.
After 90 days, Hunter Niden failed to pick up the laptop. Mac Isaac became the owner of the laptop that Biden failed to retrieve. Isaac claims he forwarded it to the FBI, but eight months later, as the election approached, he received no response and saw nothing in the media. Rudy Giuliani, who represented former President Donald Trump at the time, was then informed about the laptop.
In 2020, the New York Post published the contents of the laptop; social media platforms blocked the news because of allegations that the laptop was part of a Russian misinformation effort. The New York Times confirmed in March 2022 that part of the material on the laptop was legitimate.
In a November interview with Inside Edition, Mac Issac stated that he had no remorse but admitted that he feared for his life. Issac added that if he did not do it, he would be doing the country a disservice.
Mac Isaac asserts that he became the legal owner of the laptop when Hunter sent it off to be repaired in April 2019 and failed to retrieve it despite Mac Isaac’s attempts to contact him. His attorneys claim to have a receipt signed by Hunter stating that any unclaimed goods after 90 days will be forfeited.
In contrast to Mac Isaac’s claim that property left in his shop for 90 days is abandoned property, he admits in his recently published book and other media appearances that he accessed the data regarding Mr. Biden well before 90 days had passed from when he claims any property or data was left in his shop, the lawsuit states.
The legal team defending Hunter contended that even if the signed repair authorization form was valid under Delaware law, it would only apply to the “equipment” itself and not its contents.
The complaint claims the repair authorization form specifies that Isaac’s store will make every attempt to secure your data.
According to the complaint, customers who sign Mac Isaac’s Repair Authorization form do not surrender any rights under Delaware law over the data included on any equipment. Reliable computer firms and repair technicians frequently remove personal data from traded, abandoned, or left-behind devices. They do not access, copy, and distribute such information as Mac Isaac did.
Despite all of the allegations alleged in the complaint, Hunter’s counsel declined to claim that the laptop actually belonged to Biden’s son.
An investigation into the first son and his family’s international business connections is being conducted by House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-Kentucky).
As President Biden, age 80, mulls a reelection attempt, his long-troubled son Hunter has ensured that the top executive will be laden with baggage on the campaign trail. The counterclaim, which draws even more attention to his so-called “laptop from hell,” also poses a significant danger to President Biden’s anticipated reelection effort.