Hunter Biden Refuses to Apologize After Melania Trump’s Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Threat
Hunter Biden is refusing to back down after first lady Melania Trump threatened him with a billion-dollar lawsuit over his comments linking her to deceased financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Appearing Thursday on Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan, Biden made clear he had no intention of retracting or apologizing for statements he previously made suggesting Epstein “introduced” Melania to Donald Trump.
“An apology from me is not going to happen,” Biden said bluntly on the program. “F*ck that.”
The first lady’s attorney, Alejandro Brito, sent Biden a letter on August 6 warning of legal action “for over $1 billion in damages” if the remarks were not deleted and a formal apology issued. Fox News reported that Biden was given the option of withdrawing his claims, but instead he doubled down.
Biden argued that his statements were based on reporting from journalists and authors, including Michael Wolff. He dismissed the letter from Trump’s legal team as “a distraction” from the children Epstein abused.
“I also think they’re bullies,” Biden said. “And they think that a billion dollars is going to scare me … If they want to sit down for a deposition and clarify the nature of the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein, if the president and the first lady want to do that, and all of the known associates around them at the time … I’m more than happy to provide them the platform.”
Biden’s combative response stands in sharp contrast to others who have received similar legal warnings from the first lady’s attorney. Democratic strategist James Carville said on an August 7 episode of his Politics War Room podcast that he had deleted a video referencing alleged Epstein ties after receiving a letter from Brito, in addition to issuing a retraction and apology.
The Daily Beast likewise issued a retraction and correction on July 30, walking back a story that had claimed the first lady was “very involved” with Epstein. An editor’s note cited Brito’s letter challenging the article’s headline and framing.
For now, Biden has made it clear he has no plans to follow suit.
