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New York Post
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Bill Maher rips Hunter Biden after Melania Trump threatens to sue disgraced ex-first son
HBO 'Real Time' host Bill says Hunter Biden better be worried about Melania Trump's threat to sue him for $1 billion after the scandal-scarred former first son claimed she was introduced to President Donald Trump by late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 'Melania says she's going to sue Hunter Biden,' the late-night funnyman said Friday, drawing laughs from his audience. 'That's not the joke part. I really like this where she says she's going to sue him for a billion dollars.' Advertisement 'If Hunter loses, it's going to be weird for him writing a woman a check because she's not a prostitute,' said Maher, drawing chuckles and applause. 3 HBO 'Real Time' host Bill says Hunter Biden better be worried about Melania Trump's threat to sue him for $1 billion after the scandal-scarred former first son claimed she was introduced to President Donald Trump by late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Real Time with Bill Maher The first lady put Biden on notice Wednesday that she'll sue him unless he apologizes and takes down a podcast video where he made the false claim. Advertisement However, Biden crassly brushed aside Melania Trump's threat during an interview on YouTube show 'Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan' released Thursday. 3 From left, Donald Trump and Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell seen at Mar-a-Lago in February 2000. Getty Images 3 Hunter Biden shrugged off Melania Trump's threat to sue him for $1 billion for defamation. YouTube / Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan 'F–k that. That's not going to happen,' Biden said with an arrogant smile. Advertisement Both the president and first lady have said they met in 1998 during a New York Fashion Week party hosted by businessman Paolo Zampolli. Federal investigators in 2023 raised the possibility of charging first son Hunter Biden for crimes related to sex trafficking. Justice Department Tax Division prosecutor Jack Morgan outlined nine instances in which then-President Joe Biden's son appeared to be communicating with prostitutes and coordinating their travel across state lines, in an October 2020 email to Assistant US Attorney Lesley Wolf released by the House Ways and Means Committee Hunter Biden had been staring at jail time after being found guilty in 2024 of illegal possession of a firearm and also pleaded guilty to charges in another indictment for willful refusal to pay $1.4 million in taxes. However, he was later pardoned by his father.
Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Hunter Biden shrugs off Melania Trump's $1.5 billion threat over ‘defamatory' Jeffrey Epstein remarks
Hunter Biden crassly brushed aside first lady Melania Trump's threat to sue him for $1 billion ($1.5 billion AUD) if he doesn't retract 'false' and 'defamatory' comments linking her and her husband to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 'F*** that. That's not going to happen,' Biden said with an arrogant smile during an interview on YouTube show 'Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan' released Thursday. The first lady's team revealed Wednesday that it had put the scandal-scarred former first son on notice for suggesting that Epstein introduced Melania to her husband, President Trump. Melania's office has made similar threats to other media figures and outlets. Last month, for example, the Daily Beast retracted an article that peddled similar claims after being warned of legal action. Democratic strategist James Carville also apologized and scrubbed an episode of his podcast last week in which he speculated there was an 'Epstein connection' involving the first lady. 'Failure to comply will leave Mrs. Trump with no choice but to pursue any and all legal rights and remedies available to her to recover the overwhelming financial and reputational harm that you have caused her to suffer,' the first lady's attorney Alejandro Brito wrote in an Aug. 6 demand letter reported by Fox News. Despite his bravado, Biden could find himself in a lot of financial trouble if he were sued. The 55-year-old has claimed in court documents that he is saddled with 'significant debt in the millions of dollars range' amid sagging art and book sales and mounting legal bills. Last month, during an interview on the same YouTube channel, Biden weighed in on the Epstein drama dogging the president. '[It is] beyond a doubt that he [Trump] and Epstein were very close friends for a very long period of time. They spent enormous time together — they spent an enormous amount of time together around young women,' he said on the show last month. 'According to his biographer, Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania,' he added. Biden, like the Daily Beast and others, was citing author Michael Wolff, who has made bold and dubious claims about the president in the past that have been subject to dispute. The president cheered his wife's threat against Hunter Biden Thursday, insisting that he met Melania through 'another person,' but not Epstein. 'Well, I said, 'go forward.' I have done pretty well on these lawsuits lately. And I said, 'Go forward,'' the president told Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade. 'Jeffrey Epstein had nothing to do with Melania and introducing, but they do that to demean. They make up stories.' 'She was very upset about it,' the president added of his wife. The former first son claimed that he was referencing other sources beyond Wolff. 'What I said was what I have heard and seen, reported and written, primarily from Michael Wolff, but also dating back all the way to 2019 when the New York Times, I think … reported that sources said that Jeffrey Epstein claimed to be the person to introduce Donald Trump to Melania at that time,' he said in the interview that dropped Thursday. A cocky Biden also suggested he would love to get to a deposition from the Trumps over the Epstein claims. 'I also think they're bullies, and they think that a billion dollars is going to scare me,' he said. 'If they want to sit down for a deposition and clarify the nature of the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein — if the president, the first lady want to do that, and all of the known associates around them at the time of whatever time that they met, I'm more than happy to provide them the platform to be able to do it.' Both the president and first lady have said they met in 1998 during a New York Fashion Week party hosted by businessman Paolo Zampolli. Melania recounted in her memoir that the future president sat down next to her and struck up a conversation, writing: 'I found myself drawn to his magnetic energy.' The two tied the knot in 2005. Brito, Melania's counsel, ripped Wolff as a 'serial fabulist' and accused Hunter of amplifying his comments to draw attention. 'Given your vast history of trading on the names of others – including your surname – for your personal benefit, it is obvious that you published these false and defamatory statements about Mrs. Trump to draw attention to yourself,' the attorney chided. Brito had given Hunter until 5 p.m. Aug. 7 to issue a retraction and apology. Originally published as Hunter Biden shrugs off Melania Trump's $1.5 billion threat over 'defamatory' Jeffrey Epstein remarks
New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘F–k that': Hunter Biden crassly shrugs off Melania Trump $1 billion lawsuit threat over Epstein remarks
Hunter Biden crassly brushed aside first lady Melania Trump's threat to sue him for $1 billion if he doesn't retract 'false' and 'defamatory' comments linking her to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 'F–k that. That's not going to happen,' Biden said with a smirk during an interview on the YouTube show 'Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan' on Thursday. Hunter Biden had appeared in an interview on the same show just one week prior, on August 5th, where he first made the controversial claim.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Melania Trump: 'You are on notice…': Melania Trump drops $1B lawsuit bomb on Hunter Biden over Epstein link claim - The Economic Times Video
First lady Melania Trump has put former US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, "on notice," threatening to sue him for over USD 1 billion for claiming that Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump, Fox News reported. Melania's attorney, Alejandro Brito, demanded that Hunter "immediately retract the false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements" he made about the first lady in an interview earlier this month on the YouTube show "Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan."
New York Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Hunter Biden shrugs off Melania Trump's $1B threat over ‘defamatory' Epstein remarks: ‘F— that'
Hunter Biden crassly brushed aside First Lady Melania Trump's threat to sue him for $1 billion if he doesn't retract the 'false' and 'defamatory' comments linking her to late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 3 Former first son Hunter Biden scoffed at Melania Trump's $1 billion defamation suit threat. YouTube / Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan 3 Melania is striking back at remarks Hunter made about her and late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. Getty Images 'F–k that. That's not going to happen,' Biden said with an arrogant smile during an interview on YouTube show 'Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan' on Thursday. The first lady's team revealed Wednesday that it put the scandal-scarred former first son on notice for suggesting that Epstein introduced her to her husband, President Trump. Her team has also issued similar threats to other key figures. Last month, for example, the Daily Beast retracted an article that peddled similar claims after getting threatened by the first lady's team. 'Failure to comply will leave Mrs. Trump with no choice but to pursue any and all legal rights and remedies available to her to recover the overwhelming financial and reputational harm that you have caused her to suffer,' the first lady's attorney Alejandro Brito wrote in an Aug. 6 demand letter, Fox News reported. 3 Biden suggested in the interview that Epstein introduced Melania to Donald Trump. Getty Images Despite his bravado, Biden could find himself in a lot of financial trouble if he was sued. The former first son has claimed in court documents that he is straddled with 'significant debt in the millions of dollars range' amid struggling art sales and expensive legal bills.
