by Alex Thompson at AXIOS
Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani Tuesday for allegedly sharing his private digital data in what his lawyers say is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Why it matters: It’s the latest in a flurry of lawsuits filed by the president’s son, whose new lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has sought to go on the offensive.
- The lawsuit accuses Giuliani and attorney Robert Costello of allegedly “hacking into, tampering with, manipulating, copying, disseminating, and generally obsessing over data that they were given that was taken or stolen from Plaintiff’s devices or storage platforms, including what Defendants claim to have obtained from Plaintiff’s alleged ‘laptop’ computer.”
The big picture: The purported contents of the hard drive have fueled repeated attacks against Hunter Biden from Republicans and conservative media.
- The suit states that Biden’s data was “manipulated, altered and damaged” before being copied and sent to Giuliani and Costello.
- Giuliani and Costello’s alleged “illegal hacking and tampering” has resulted in “further alterations and damage to the data” — to an extent that is currently unknown to Biden, the suit stated.
- The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, seeks a jury trial to determine damages.
What they’re saying:…
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