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Judge Orders Patrick Byrne to Pay $1.7 M to Hunter Biden

7/14/2026

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Federal Judge Stephen Wilson ordered Patrick Byrne to pay Hunter Biden $1.7 million in punitive damages, calling Byrne’s tactics “highly reprehensible.”
Byrne dismissed his lawyers, sought new counsel, and claimed a constitutional-rights violation, which the judge rejected and punished with $34,969.20 in sanctions that will rise $1,000 daily if unpaid after 14 days.
President Joe Biden posted on X that he was grateful the rule of law prevailed in the lawsuit.

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Federal Judge Stephen Wilson ordered Patrick Byrne to pay Hunter Biden $1.7 million in punitive damages, calling Byrne’s tactics “highly reprehensible.”
Byrne dismissed his lawyers, sought new counsel, and claimed a constitutional-rights violation, which the judge rejected and punished with $34,969.20 in sanctions that will rise $1,000 daily if unpaid after 14 days.
President Joe Biden posted on X that he was grateful the rule of law prevailed in the lawsuit.