A federal judge awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million in punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit against Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of Overstock.com. Biden filed the lawsuit in 2023, alleging that Byrne falsely claimed in an interview that Biden sought a bribe from the Iranian government in 2021 to lobby his father for the release of $8 billion in Iranian assets. Byrne is known for his support of Donald Trump and for his involvement in efforts to contest the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Hunter Biden awarded $1.7 million in defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO
Hunter Biden has been awarded $1.7 million in punitive damages by a federal judge in a defamation lawsuit against Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of Overstock.com. The lawsuit stemmed from Byrne's claims that Biden sought a bribe from Iran to influence his father regarding Iranian assets.
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