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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTNBC News LogoIsrael-Hamas WarPoliticsU.S. NewsWorldBusinessHealthNBC News TiplineVideoCulture & trendsShare & Save —My NewsManage ProfileEmail PreferencesSign OutSearchSearchProfile My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSectionsMeet the PressU.S. NewsPoliticsWorldLocalBusinessHealthInvestigationsCulture & TrendsScienceSportsTech & MediaVideo FeaturesPhotosWeatherNBC SelectDecision 2024NBC Asian AmericaNBC BLKNBC LatinoNBC OUTtvTodayNightly NewsMSNBCMeet the PressDatelineFeaturedNBC News NowNightly FilmsStay TunedSpecial FeaturesNewslettersPodcastsListen NowMore From NBCCNBCNBC.COMNBCU AcademyPeacockNEXT STEPS FOR VETSNBC News Site MapHelpFollow NBC News news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeSearchSearchFacebookTwitterEmailSMSPrintWhatsappRedditPocketFlipboardPinterestLinkedinLatest StoriesIsrael-Hamas WarPoliticsU.S. NewsWorldBusinessHealthNBC News TiplineVideoCulture & trendsHunter BidenFormer Trump aide asks judge to dismiss Hunter Biden lawsuit tied to laptopBiden claimed in the suit that Garrett Ziegler and his company broke the law in an effort to create an online database with emails attributed to him.Hunter Biden at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13.Mariam Zuhaib / AP filePrintDec. 22, 2023, 4:17 AM UTCBy Gary Grumbach and Zoë RichardsA former Trump White House aide has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleged he violated state and federal laws in connection with the online publication of laptop content attributed to Hunter Biden.The president’s son sued Garrett Ziegler and his company, Marco Polo, in September, claiming they broke state and federal laws in an effort to create an online searchable database with 128,000 emails attributed to Biden.Attorneys for Ziegler, who worked on trade policy in the White House under Trump adviser Peter Navarro, argued in a 30-page filing that Biden’s legal team had not established a causal connection between Ziegler’s conduct and Biden’s claims of injury related to the data and that they failed to state “a viable claim.”“Plaintiff alleges no facts which demonstrate Defendants ever accessed any computer, storage, or service which Plaintiff either owns or has exclusive control over,” Ziegler’s attorneys wrote in a filing with a federal court in the Central District of California.In their lawsuit, Biden’s attorneys had acknowledged that “the precise manner by which Defendant Ziegler obtained Plaintiff’s data remains unclear” but said it was indisputable that Ziegler and his company had “to at least some extent, accessed, tampered with, manipulated, altered, copied and damaged” data attributed to Biden in a manner that was illegal and without his consent.Ziegler’s legal team also argued that First Amendment protections apply in the case. His attorneys said Ziegler and his company’s conduct “constitutes protected activity because it involves a public figure and is a matter of public importance.”An attorney for Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night.Separate from the lawsuit, Biden faces a pair of indictments stemming from a federal investigation. He pleaded not guilty to a three-count indictment tied to his alleged possession of a gun while he was using narcotics, and he was indicted this month on nine tax-related charges, including three felony counts. An arraignment in that case is scheduled for January.House Republicans have also targeted Biden in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The president’s son recently defied a congressional subpoena that requested a closed-door deposition. He instead offered to testify publicly, saying that would ensure that the Republican-led investigations “do not proceed on distortions, manipulated evidence and lies.”Gary GrumbachGary Grumbach produces and reports for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.Zoë RichardsZoë Richards is the evening politics reporter for NBC News.AboutContactHelpCareersAd ChoicesPrivacy PolicyDo Not Sell My Personal InformationCA NoticeTerms of Service (Updated JULY 7, 2023)NBC News SitemapClosed CaptioningAdvertiseSelect ShoppingSelect Personal Finance© 2023 NBC UNIVERSALNBC News LogoMSNBC LogoToday Logo{Article Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna130882}
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTNBC News LogoIsrael-Hamas WarPoliticsU.S. NewsWorldBusinessHealthNBC News TiplineVideoCulture & trendsShare & Save —My NewsManage ProfileEmail PreferencesSign OutSearchSearchProfile My NewsSign Out Sign InCreate your free profileSectionsMeet the PressU.S. NewsPoliticsWorldLocalBusinessHealthInvestigationsCulture & TrendsScienceSportsTech & MediaVideo FeaturesPhotosWeatherNBC SelectDecision 2024NBC Asian AmericaNBC BLKNBC LatinoNBC OUTtvTodayNightly NewsMSNBCMeet the PressDatelineFeaturedNBC News NowNightly FilmsStay TunedSpecial FeaturesNewslettersPodcastsListen NowMore From NBCCNBCNBC.COMNBCU AcademyPeacockNEXT STEPS FOR VETSNBC News Site MapHelpFollow NBC News news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeSearchSearchFacebookTwitterEmailSMSPrintWhatsappRedditPocketFlipboardPinterestLinkedinLatest StoriesIsrael-Hamas WarPoliticsU.S. NewsWorldBusinessHealthNBC News TiplineVideoCulture & trendsHunter BidenFormer Trump aide asks judge to dismiss Hunter Biden lawsuit tied to laptopBiden claimed in the suit that Garrett Ziegler and his company broke the law in an effort to create an online database with emails attributed to him.Hunter Biden at a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13.Mariam Zuhaib / AP filePrintDec. 22, 2023, 4:17 AM UTCBy Gary Grumbach and Zoë RichardsA former Trump White House aide has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that alleged he violated state and federal laws in connection with the online publication of laptop content attributed to Hunter Biden.The president’s son sued Garrett Ziegler and his company, Marco Polo, in September, claiming they broke state and federal laws in an effort to create an online searchable database with 128,000 emails attributed to Biden.Attorneys for Ziegler, who worked on trade policy in the White House under Trump adviser Peter Navarro, argued in a 30-page filing that Biden’s legal team had not established a causal connection between Ziegler’s conduct and Biden’s claims of injury related to the data and that they failed to state “a viable claim.”“Plaintiff alleges no facts which demonstrate Defendants ever accessed any computer, storage, or service which Plaintiff either owns or has exclusive control over,” Ziegler’s attorneys wrote in a filing with a federal court in the Central District of California.In their lawsuit, Biden’s attorneys had acknowledged that “the precise manner by which Defendant Ziegler obtained Plaintiff’s data remains unclear” but said it was indisputable that Ziegler and his company had “to at least some extent, accessed, tampered with, manipulated, altered, copied and damaged” data attributed to Biden in a manner that was illegal and without his consent.Ziegler’s legal team also argued that First Amendment protections apply in the case. His attorneys said Ziegler and his company’s conduct “constitutes protected activity because it involves a public figure and is a matter of public importance.”An attorney for Biden did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night.Separate from the lawsuit, Biden faces a pair of indictments stemming from a federal investigation. He pleaded not guilty to a three-count indictment tied to his alleged possession of a gun while he was using narcotics, and he was indicted this month on nine tax-related charges, including three felony counts. An arraignment in that case is scheduled for January.House Republicans have also targeted Biden in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. The president’s son recently defied a congressional subpoena that requested a closed-door deposition. He instead offered to testify publicly, saying that would ensure that the Republican-led investigations “do not proceed on distortions, manipulated evidence and lies.”Gary GrumbachGary Grumbach produces and reports for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C.Zoë RichardsZoë Richards is the evening politics reporter for NBC News.AboutContactHelpCareersAd ChoicesPrivacy PolicyDo Not Sell My Personal InformationCA NoticeTerms of Service (Updated JULY 7, 2023)NBC News SitemapClosed CaptioningAdvertiseSelect ShoppingSelect Personal Finance© 2023 NBC UNIVERSALNBC News LogoMSNBC LogoToday Logo
