Hunter Biden testified recently that he was embarrassed by “offensive” content published from his laptop after he dropped it off for repair at The Mac Shop in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 12, 2019 — but still denied that the laptop or its content were belongs to him. .
The first son gave confusing and often contradictory testimony under oath on June 29 during a six-hour deposition related to a defamation action brought by John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of a now-defunct computer repair shop, who accused Hunter of falsely asserting a laptop does not belong to him, or is stolen, or his information is hacked.
Hunter fired back at Mac Isaac, accusing him of illegally distributing his personal data and invading his privacy.
Portions of Hunter’s deposition were revealed for the first time in the opening brief of a motion filed by Mac Isaac, in Delaware Superior Court late Thursday, to dismiss the countersuit with prejudice.
Hunter refused to admit in his proposal that he visited The Mac Shop twice in April 2019, although Mac Isaac presented evidence that Hunter signed work orders and provided his contact information.
Bank records that Hunter was required to turn over to Mac Isaac’s legal team also showed “frequent use of Wells Fargo ATMs where large withdrawals were made — all within a few miles of Mac Isaac’s store,” the filing said.
Hunter Biden testified recently that he was embarrassed by “offensive” content published from his laptop.
Although Hunter claimed he was “without knowledge” of his whereabouts on April 12, 2019, “Mac Isaac knew exactly where he was.”
“Hunter’s confused and dishonest response proved fatal to all the facts alleged in his counterclaim.”
Hunter claims he is “embarrassed” by the publication of personal material that would be “grossly offensive to a reasonable person,” according to the filing, but that much of the material that a reasonable person would find most offensive, such as sexually explicit images, is “voluntarily shared by [Hunter] Biden with others through the website, ‘Pornhub.’ …
“The application of the ‘reasonable person’ standard clearly does not apply to Biden … It seems that what would embarrass a reasonable person does not embarrass Biden.”
Biden refused to admit that the laptop was his. “He either doesn’t remember or denies it altogether.”
Materials on the laptop also show Hunter’s “lack of concern about using his father’s political connections to close deals with foreign countries, some of which are considered enemies of the United States (ie, the People’s Republic of China),” the filing states.
In his deposition, Hunter also:
- Gave a “confused and dishonest response” as to whether he dropped off the laptop with Mac Isaac on April 12, 2019, or returned a day or two later at Mac Isaac’s request with an external hard drive to which the data could be transferred.
- Refused to admit that the laptop was his. “He either doesn’t remember or denies it altogether.”
- “Conclusions about how embarrassing the contents of the laptop are while, at the same time, failing to identify what the contents are and whether they are the contents.”
- Said he was “without knowledge” that he had received voicemail messages and emails from Mac Isaac about his laptop asking him to bring in an external hard drive, pay the repair bill and take his property.
- Claims he did not give Mac Isaac permission to access data on his laptop even though he signed work orders.
- Refused to deny that he signed the work order.
- Alleged that the “Repair Permit boiler conditions” on the work order were “well below the signature line” even though he was a trained attorney and signed the document.
- Referred to the Repair Authorization as “a typical small print adhesion clause where there is no proper notice or opportunity to bargain or negotiate.” But, according to the filing, the text is “not unusually small” and is the same size as other work orders.
Although Hunter claimed he was “without knowledge” of his whereabouts on April 12, 2019, “Mac Isaac knew where he was.” AFP via Getty Images
Hunter left his laptop at a Mac Isaac store in April 2019 and never returned to pick it up or pay his bill, despite Mac Isaac trying to contact him by phone and email numerous times.
“After gaining rights to the laptop pursuant to a contract signed by Biden, Mac Isaac became increasingly disturbed by the apparently illegal activities cataloged on the laptop.
“As he was taught to do at the Apple Store and following his own convictions, he contacted the FBI. Shortly thereafter, on December 9, 2019, Mac Isaac provided the laptop, original hard drive, and original work order to the FBI.”
The FBI verified the authenticity of Hunter’s laptop left behind in November 2019 “by matching the device number to Hunter Biden’s Apple iCloud ID,” supervising IRS agent Gary Shapley testified to Congress in June.
An FBI computer expert determined that the laptop was “not tampered with in any way” and could be used as evidence, Shapley said.
Hunter’s IRS investigation also accessed financial records showing he was at a cigar store near Mac Isaac’s store in Wilmington, Del., the day the laptop was dropped off.
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