Hunter Biden said he didn’t believe the “laptop from hell” belonged to him when the New York Post first reported its contents weeks before the 2020 election.
He told journalist Tommy Christopher that he does not remember dropping the laptop at a Delaware repair shop.
“No, 100%,” Hunter said when asked if he thought the computer was his, according to Mediaite.
“I had no — look, number one, when it broke, it was very, very, very jumbled of what that, you know, the thing was,” he added.
The Post revealed the laptop contained evidence of Hunter’s drug use, including photos and videos documenting his addiction.
It also contained material detailing alleged business dealings involving Hunter and members of his family overseas.
At the time, Democrats dismissed the reporting as Russian disinformation meant to hurt Joe Biden’s campaign.
Hunter admitted that the laptop’s contents were personal, including evidence of sexual encounters with prostitutes.
Federal prosecutors later used the material in a case that resulted in Hunter’s conviction on federal gun charges.
Former President Joe Biden pardoned him in the final days of his administration, the New York Post reported.
Despite the laptop’s role in legal proceedings, Hunter maintains he did not recognize it as his device.
“The vast majority of things are real,” Hunter said, conceding that much of the hard drive contained authentic material.
He described the hard drive as “a dumping ground for things that were hacked, stolen, fabricated, manipulated, real.”
Hunter insisted that what appeared on the hard drive was chaotic, mixed, and confusing when he first saw it.
The laptop had been left at the Delaware repair shop owned by John Paul Mac Isaac in 2019.
Mac Isaac later alerted the FBI to the laptop’s alarming contents. He also provided a copy of the hard drive to an associate of Rudy Giuliani.
The associate then gave the drive to The Post, which published a series of bombshell reports on Hunter’s personal life and family business dealings abroad.
Hunter admitted the laptop’s contents chronicled both his substance abuse and his overseas business activities.
Authorities confirmed much of the material was authentic, and the files were used as evidence in federal investigations, including the gun case.
Hunter’s statements appear aimed at downplaying the laptop’s significance while acknowledging that its contents are essentially factual.
He continues to assert that he did not realize the device belonged to him, despite its direct connection to his personal and legal history.
The laptop remains a central piece of controversy in discussions about Hunter Biden and his conduct before the 2020 election.
