Hunter Biden awarded $1.7m in defamation suit against Patrick Byrne

Hunter Biden said the rule of law prevailed after a federal judge awarded him $1.7m in punitive damages from former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne.

• A federal judge in California ruled that Byrne fabricated a defamatory story about Biden soliciting a bribe from Iran.
• Biden sued Byrne in 2023 over an interview in which Byrne claimed Biden had offered Iran an $800m bribe.
• The judge found Byrne in default after he failed to appear for trial and fired his lead attorney.
• Biden stated in a social media post that the judge's order "speaks for itself" and expressed gratitude.