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SunSeeker

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7. The only news outlet I could find carrying the story is the Courthouse News Service.
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 02:17 AM
Yesterday
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered former Overstock.com CEO and adamant 2020 election denier Patrick Byrne in default after he stopped defending himself in the defamation lawsuit brought by Hunter Biden that was headed to trial next week.

U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson ordered Byrne in default at the request of Biden’s attorneys and vacated the Oct. 14 trial date.

The order opens the door for a default judgment against the Florida-based millionaire, whom Hunter Biden sued over repeated claims that Biden sought an $800 million bribe from Iran in exchange for the thaw of $8 billion in Iranian funds frozen in a South Korean bank account by his father President Joe Biden’s administration.
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Biden is seeking $1 in nominal damages for his “defamation per se” claim, which doesn’t require proof of emotional or reputational harm from Byrne’s accusations. However, he also aims to pursue punitive damages, citing what he says is Byrne’s malice in spreading a false bribery story.


https://www.courthousenews.com/patrick-byrne-defaults-ahead-of-trial-in-hunter-bidens-defamation-lawsuit/

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