Hunter Biden says he borrowed money to pay lawyers and now has significant debt.

Hunter Biden’s Legal Troubles and Substantial Debt

Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, is facing legal troubles in multiple jurisdictions and has reportedly incurred substantial personal loans to pay for his high-powered legal team. According to a court filing from one of his attorneys, Biden “has incurred substantial personal loans to which he is indebted and subject to repayment for attorneys’ fees he has incurred.”

Child Support Battle

The fees have become a point of contention in the child support battle with Lunden Alexis Roberts, the mother of Biden’s four-year-old daughter. Roberts’ attorneys argue that Biden’s ability to hire an all-star team of lawyers shows he can afford his current $20,000-per-month child support payments.

Biden has retained “some of the most expensive attorneys on planet Earth,” including former Arkansas attorney general Dustin McDaniel, prominent Washington fixer Abbe Lowell, and Hollywood celebrity lawyer Kevin Morris, according to a motion filed by Roberts in an Arkansas court last month.

Legal Defense Fund

Reports this week suggest that Hunter Biden is considering launching a legal defense fund to raise money to pay his lawyers, a plan that has reportedly sparked ethics concerns at the White House.

Legal Experts Weigh In

Legal experts say that if a third party is paying for Hunter Biden’s legal services “you may have an illegal gift.” However, there isn’t a campaign finance rule that prohibits adult children of a candidate from receiving free legal advice. Audrey Perry Martin, a partner at the Gober Law Group, said “Free legal advice would more likely fall under the executive branch ethics and gift rules.”

Craig Engle, a partner with ArentFox Schiff, said the White House did not respond to a request for comment.

High-Powered Legal Team

Biden has retained some of the most expensive attorneys on the planet, including:

• Former Arkansas attorney general Dustin McDaniel
• Prominent Washington fixer Abbe Lowell
• Hollywood celebrity lawyer Kevin Morris

Lowell’s past clients include Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Sen. Robert Menendez (D., N.J.), and former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. A partner at law firm Winston & Strawn, Lowell describes himself as “one of the nation’s most recognized white collar defense and trial lawyers.” Court records from 2011 show he was at the time charging $855 an hour, a price tag that has almost certainly increased in the decade since.

One source familiar with the situation, however, told the Washington Free Beacon that Lowell may not be charging Biden for his services. Lowell did not respond to a request for comment.

More information on Hunter Biden’s legal payments will likely come later this week. His legal team agreed in the Monday filing to turn over “information concerning any funds he has paid to attorneys and funds paid on his behalf.”

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