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Hunter Biden Tries to Have It Both Ways After Suing Repair Shop Owner Over Laptop

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As RedState reported, Hunter Biden has filed a countersuit against the computer repair shop owner who came into possession of his now-infamous laptop. John Paul Mac Issac sued Hunter Biden for defamation in late January, and now, the president’s son is striking back while also pushing for a criminal investigation into the shop owner.

What’s interesting and pathetic, though, is that the younger Biden continues to want to have it both ways. He is currently suing someone who possessed the laptop for invasion of privacy, yet his lawyers are still claiming that’s not an admission that the laptop is his.

One would think that contention might become rather sticky in court. It would seem tough to sue someone for invading your privacy when you refuse to admit the information you claim was stolen is even yours. But here we are, with Hunter Biden’s lawyers claiming that he “is without knowledge sufficient to admit or deny the allegations.”

Let me give you a probable translation of that line: Hunter Biden was toasted out of his mind when he dropped off and forgot to pick up the laptop in question.

Oddly enough, the press could settle this very easily by just asking Hunter Biden if the signature on the intake form is his. We all know why he hasn’t been pressed on the matter, though.

Regardless, everyone knows the truth here. It’s Hunter Biden’s laptop. Those pictures of him doing coke and videos of him with hookers are not deep fakes. The emails on the hard drive are real. It’s all real. This countersuit is just a desperate attempt to intimidate those who are trying to fight for some accountability in this situation. That the president’s son is continuing to tie himself in knots in the midst of his weak offensive just makes the situation more laughable.

As to the legal merits, a court will ultimately decide, but having owned a computer repair business at one point, I can say that 90-day pickup periods are common. Usually, after that point, the piece of hardware becomes the property of the shop so they can monetize it for payment. Typically that comes in the form of selling the physical equipment involved. In this case, the shop owner tried to give the incriminating data to the FBI, but the FBI appears to have buried it.

There is a certain point in time when a piece of property is considered abandoned. That looks like what happened here, and Hunter Biden’s flailing will likely fail. In the meantime, it sure would be nice to have a press corps that actually investigates and asks tough questions. But I’m kidding myself. We don’t have one of those.

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Hunter Biden Tries to Have It Both Ways After Suing Repair Shop Owner Over Laptop

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As RedState reported, Hunter Biden has filed a countersuit against the computer repair shop owner who came into possession of his now-infamous laptop. John Paul Mac Issac sued Hunter Biden for defamation in late January, and now, the president’s son is striking back while also pushing for a criminal investigation into the shop owner.

What’s interesting and pathetic, though, is that the younger Biden continues to want to have it both ways. He is currently suing someone who possessed the laptop for invasion of privacy, yet his lawyers are still claiming that’s not an admission that the laptop is his.

One would think that contention might become rather sticky in court. It would seem tough to sue someone for invading your privacy when you refuse to admit the information you claim was stolen is even yours. But here we are, with Hunter Biden’s lawyers claiming that he “is without knowledge sufficient to admit or deny the allegations.”

Let me give you a probable translation of that line: Hunter Biden was toasted out of his mind when he dropped off and forgot to pick up the laptop in question.

Oddly enough, the press could settle this very easily by just asking Hunter Biden if the signature on the intake form is his. We all know why he hasn’t been pressed on the matter, though.

Regardless, everyone knows the truth here. It’s Hunter Biden’s laptop. Those pictures of him doing coke and videos of him with hookers are not deep fakes. The emails on the hard drive are real. It’s all real. This countersuit is just a desperate attempt to intimidate those who are trying to fight for some accountability in this situation. That the president’s son is continuing to tie himself in knots in the midst of his weak offensive just makes the situation more laughable.

As to the legal merits, a court will ultimately decide, but having owned a computer repair business at one point, I can say that 90-day pickup periods are common. Usually, after that point, the piece of hardware becomes the property of the shop so they can monetize it for payment. Typically that comes in the form of selling the physical equipment involved. In this case, the shop owner tried to give the incriminating data to the FBI, but the FBI appears to have buried it.

There is a certain point in time when a piece of property is considered abandoned. That looks like what happened here, and Hunter Biden’s flailing will likely fail. In the meantime, it sure would be nice to have a press corps that actually investigates and asks tough questions. But I’m kidding myself. We don’t have one of those.

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Lawfare: Hunter Biden Files Countersuit Against Laptop Repairman for Invasion of Privacy

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As we reported previously, John Paul Mac Isaac, the Delaware computer repair shop owner who wound up with Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop, sued Hunter Biden for defamation in February. Mac Isaac’s lawyer, Brian Della Rocca, noted at the time that Biden’s attorneys appeared to be attempting to intimidate Mac Isaac.

Now they’re alleging that Hunter Biden’s lawyer is seeking a criminal investigation against Mac Isaac as a payback. “He’s trying to intimidate. And it’s interesting to me that this happened when it did,” Della Rocca told Tucker Carlson.

In his Answer to the defamation suit, filed Friday, Biden is including a counterclaim for invasion of privacy.

Hunter Biden has filed a countersuit against John Paul Mac Isaac, the computer repair shop owner who turned a laptop belonging to the president’s son over to authorities and members of the press.

The lawsuit claims that Isaac illicitly distributed Hunter Biden’s personal data and accuses him of six counts of invasion of privacy.

As we noted at the time of the defamation suit, Biden’s lawyers seemed to be struggling to assert that Biden was harmed by the dissemination of his data, while simultaneously maintain that the laptop in question might not be his. As Nick Arama wrote:

We previously reported on Thursday that Hunter Biden’s lawyers are trying to get more aggressive, calling on the DOJ and the Delaware attorney general to go after the people involved in spreading what they now claimed was Hunter Biden’s data. This was after folks on the left — including Joe Biden — have been arguing for two years it was Russian disinformation.

After Hunter’s lawyers made that announcement, they thereafter tried to clarify they weren’t admitting that the laptop left at the computer repair shop was his. At this point, it’s all a little late and more than a little funny that they are taking this posture.

In the counterclaim, linked below, Hunter Biden asserts he had a “more than reasonable expectation of privacy” regarding the laptop:

Mr. Biden had more than a reasonable expectation of privacy that any data that he created or maintained, and especially that which was the most personal such as photographs, videos, interactions with other adults, and communications with his family, would not be accessed, copied, disseminated, or posted on the Internet for others to use against him or his family or for the public to view.

The countersuit further challenges Mac Isaac’s contention that laptop became his property after 90 days.

Lawyers representing Hunter Biden have challenged Mac Isaac’s assertion that his failure to retrieve the laptop after 90 days granted the Delaware repairman its ownership.

“Contrary to Mac Isaac’s Repair Authorization form, Delaware law provides that tangible personal property is deemed abandoned,” the lawsuit explained. Rather, the legal team insists that Hunter Biden had rightful ownership to “assert or declare property rights to the property for a period of 1 year.”

In his prayer for relief, Biden asks the Court to enter judgment in his favor on Mac Isaac’s claim and the counterclaim, for an injunction requiring Mac Isaac any of Biden’s data to him, for compensatory damages, and for punitive damages and attorney’s fees.

Of course, this is essentially just the opening salvo from Hunter Biden’s team and a fairly standard response to a suit such as the one filed by Mac Isaac. The Court will likely entertain motions from the parties and then, assuming the claims are not dismissed, discovery will proceed. Wouldn’t you like to be a fly on the wall of those depositions?

Hunter Biden Counterclaim by Susie Moore on Scribd

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