{"id":2410465,"date":"2025-03-06T11:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-ran-out-of-money-as-art-sales-dried-up-court-filings-say-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:59:19","slug":"hunter-biden-ran-out-of-money-as-art-sales-dried-up-court-filings-say-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-ran-out-of-money-as-art-sales-dried-up-court-filings-say-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden ran out of money as art sales dried up, court filings say &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-biden-ran-out-of-money-as-art-sales-dried-up-court-filings-say-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410465&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hunter \u200dBiden has reported notable financial\u2064 difficulties, accumulating\u2063 millions of dollars in debt as \u200chis art sales\u200d have dwindled since the conclusion of his father&#8217;s presidency.\u200d According to \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-l-a-to-offer-housing-to-homeless-population-on-skid-row-says-city-and-county-created-a-legacy-of-entrenched-structural-racism\/\" title=\"Judge Orders L.A. To Offer Housing To Homeless Population On Skid Row, Says City And County \u2018Created A Legacy Of Entrenched Structural Racism\u2019\">recent court filings<\/a>, he revealed that his\u2063 income from art \u2063and expected \u2063public speaking engagements has\u200d drastically fallen. Even though he \u200cpreviously earned \u2064an average of $54,000 per artwork, he \u2062has \u2064only sold one piece recently for $36,000, and book sales for \u200chis \u200bmemoir, &#8220;Lovely Things,&#8221; have also\u2064 declined.<\/p>\n<p>Biden \u200cattempted to \u200cdismiss \u200da\u200d lawsuit he filed against Garrett Ziegler, who he accused of \u2063hacking into\u200c and tampering with his\u200d laptop data. He claimed that despite believing in the merits of his case,his financial situation made it impossible \u200dto continue the litigation. Furthermore, Biden admitted that he had\u2063 accepted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victorious-midterm-candidates-could-remake-money-they-pour-into-their-own-campaigns-thanks-to-new-supreme-court-ruling\/\" title=\"Victorious Midterm Candidates Could Remake Money They Pour Into Their Own Campaigns, Thanks To New Supreme Court Ruling\">multimillion-dollar loan<\/a> from a Hollywood lawyer\u200c to address his tax debts.<\/p>\n<p>His \u2062legal\u2062 challenges \u2062extend beyond this case,as he is also involved in litigation regarding tax details becoming\u2062 public. Biden&#8217;s financial struggles have led him to reconsider several ongoing lawsuits due to his dwindling resources.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hunter Biden ran out of money as art sales dried up, court filings say<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1941470\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hunter Biden\">Hunter Biden<\/a> said he has racked up &ldquo;significant debt in the millions of dollars range&rdquo; after watching his art sales dry up at the end of his father&rsquo;s presidency, according to court documents filed this week.<\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s son made the admission when he asked a judge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California\">California<\/a> to dismiss a lawsuit he brought against one of the top disseminators of his laptop data, saying he no longer has the financial resources to continue litigation despite still believing in the merits of his case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3338945\/dc-appeals-court-allows-trump-fire-federal-watchdog-for-now\/\">DC appeals court allows Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">fire federal watchdog &#038;mdash<\/a>; for now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3338555\/judge-new-york-city-cannot-stop-trump-clawback-migrant-hotels\/\">New York City can&#8217;t stop Trump&#8217;s clawback of $80M for migrant hotels: Judge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3338459\/trump-lawyer-todd-blanche-confirmed-deputy-attorney-general-doj\/\">Trump lawyer Todd Blanche confirmed as No. 2 leader at DOJ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former first son and avid painter said he thought he would garner income from public appearances after earning an average of $54,000 each on 27 pieces of artwork in the &ldquo;2 or 3 years&rdquo; prior to December 2023. Hunter Biden said, however, that he has since only sold one piece of artwork, for just $36,000, and said that book sales for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">memoir<\/a> <em>Beautiful Things <\/em>have dropped.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the positive feedback and reviews of my artwork and memoir, I was expecting to obtain paid speaking engagements and paid appearances, but that has not happened,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While I was aware that my financial position had significantly deteriorated over time, it was not until the past month that I realized I had to take drastic actions to alleviate this situation,&rdquo; Hunter Biden wrote about his decision to dismiss the lawsuit voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden pleaded guilty last year to failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars in income, and his debt could be attributed, in part, to accepting a multimillion-dollar loan from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hollywood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hollywood<\/a> lawyer Kevin Morris to help pay his tax debts.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden sued Garrett Ziegler and his company, Marco Polo, in September 2023, calling Ziegler a &ldquo;zealot who has waged a sustained, unhinged and obsessed campaign&rdquo; against the Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden alleged that Ziegler illegally hacked into and tampered with his computer data, and the parties were set to go to a trial in September 2025 that would determine any damages the younger Biden was entitled to.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden&rsquo;s laptop and hard drive, which he abandoned at a repair shop in 2019, became the source of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/come-hell-or-high-water-desantis-promises-to-fight-for-people-as-biden-limits-treatments-to-state\/\" title=\"\u2018Come Hell Or High Water\u2019: DeSantis Promises To Fight For People As Biden Limits Treatments To State\">significant national attention<\/a> because of the salacious and damning material that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/FBI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI<\/a>, political operatives, and eventually the media uncovered them.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Polo, for its part, has maintained a publicly accessible 644-page e-book containing intensely personal details from the data about Hunter Biden&rsquo;s once drug-fueled life and lucrative business dealings abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden said Ziegler &ldquo;admitted to hacking my iCloud in multiple public statements&rdquo; but that he could not continue litigating the case because his &ldquo;financial position&rdquo; has &ldquo;significantly deteriorated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3339291\/hunter-biden-business-goes-bust-book-art-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FOR HUNTER, THE BIDEN BUSINESS GOES BUST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3266363\/hunter-biden-legal-fights-not-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">involved in other litigation<\/a>, including with the IRS over some of his tax information seeping into the public. He signaled in court filings that he could change his other lawsuits as well because of his lack of resources.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>reached out to Marco Polo for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1941470\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1941470\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden claims he is in significant debt after art sales declined<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2410466,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hunter-Binden-uu677.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51643,46409,39242,32528],"class_list":["post-2410465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-art-sales","tag-court-filings","tag-financial-issues","tag-hunter-biden"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hunter-Binden-uu677.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410465"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410469,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410465\/revisions\/2410469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}