Biden sued Patrick Byrne for defamation over claim that he sought bribe to lobby his father to free $8bn in Iran assets A federal judge on Friday awarded Hunter Biden $1. 7m in punitive damages in a defamation lawsuit he filed against former Overstock. com CEO Patrick Byrne.
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/hunter-biden-defamation-suit)