On July 11, 2026, Hunter Biden was awarded $1.7 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit against Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of Overstock.com. Byrne had accused Biden of involvement in an $800 million bribery scheme related to the 2020 presidential election, which Biden's father, Joe Biden, won against Donald Trump.
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Hunter Biden awarded $1.7 million in defamation lawsuit against former Overstock CEO
Hunter Biden received $1.7 million in damages from a defamation lawsuit against Patrick Byrne, the former CEO of Overstock.com. The lawsuit stemmed from Byrne's accusations of Biden's involvement in a bribery scheme linked to the 2020 presidential election.
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