President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is suing lawyer Rudy Giuliani, alleging he engaged in computer fraud relating to the laptop Hunter Biden allegedly abandoned at a Delaware computer repair shop.
Mr. Biden’s computer data garnered widespread public attention in October of 2020, when the New York Post reported the data was found on a laptop Mr. Biden allegedly abandoned at a Delaware computer repair shop. Mr. Biden’s lawsuit disputes this abandoned laptop scenario, but does not specify exactly how Mr. Giuliani or Mr. Costello gained access to Mr. Biden’s computer files.
“Although the precise timing and manner by which Defendants obtained Plaintiff’s data remains unknown to Plaintiff, there is no dispute that Defendants have, at least to some extent, accessed, tampered with, manipulated, altered, copied and damaged Plaintiff’s data, and that their actions are illegal, unauthorized, and without Plaintiff’s consent,” the lawsuit reads.
“Defendants’ statements suggest that their unlawful hacking activities are ongoing today and that, unless stopped, will continue into the future, thereby necessitating this action,” the lawsuit reads.
The lawsuit further alleges Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Costello tampered with, altered, or damaged Mr. Biden’s computer data.
NTD News reached out to Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Costello for comment, but neither responded by the time this article was published.
Hunter Biden In Legal Battle With Delaware Shop Owner
In addition to going after Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Costello, President Biden’s son is also involved in a legal battle with John Paul Mac Isaac, the owner of the Delaware computer repair shop where Mr. Biden allegedly abandoned his laptop.Mr. Biden’s new lawsuit against Mr. Giuliani and Mr. Costello includes a footnote that states his complaint is “not an admission” that Mr. Mac Isaac ever possessed any particular laptop that contained his computer data. However, Mr. Biden’s March counterclaim against Mr. Mac Isaac argues that the computer repair shop’s “abandoned property” clause was legally insufficient because of existing Delaware law.
“Contrary to Mac Isaac’s Repair Authorization form, Delaware law provides that tangible personal property is deemed abandoned when the rightful owner has left in the care or custody of another person and has failed to maintain, pay for the storage of, exercise dominion or control over, and has failed to otherwise assert or declare the ownership rights to the tangible personal property for a period of 1 year,” Mr. Biden’s March counterclaim states. “The procedure to obtain lawful title to abandoned personal property requires the person in possession of the property to file a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction ... Other obligations must then also be satisfied before obtaining lawful title, such as the court sending notice to the owner and the petitioner posting notice in five or more public places, and advertising the petition in a newspaper.”