Coverage dated September 25, 2023

Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani in latest 'laptop' salvo

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh

Giuliani and his longtime personal attorney, Bob Costello -- who is also named as a defendant in the suit -- are accused of contributing to "the 'total annihilation' of (Hunter Biden's) digital privacy," according to the lawsuit.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Hunter Biden sues Trump ally Rudy Giuliani over data breach allegations (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Lawsuit says Giuliani and lawyer Robert Costello’s campaign sought ‘total annihilation’ of US president’s son’s privacy.

  2. New York Times

    Hunter Biden Sues Giuliani for Spreading Information From Laptop (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The president’s son accused Rudolph Giuliani of breaking California law about data privacy by disseminating personal messages from a computer he left at a repair shop in Delaware.

  3. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani in latest 'laptop' salvo (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Giuliani and his longtime personal attorney, Bob Costello -- who is also named as a defendant in the suit -- are accused of contributing to "the 'total annihilation' of (Hunter Biden's) digital privacy," according to the lawsuit.

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani and another lawyer over accessing, sharing of his personal data (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Hunter Biden is suing Rudy Giuliani and another attorney, saying the two wrongly accessed and shared his personal data after obtaining it from the owner of a Delaware computer repair shop.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Hunter Biden sues Rudy Giuliani over infamous laptop (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Hunter Biden sued former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani and another attorney over alleged violations of computer fraud and data access related to a laptop computer Biden is said to have left at a Delaware repair shop.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Hunter Biden sues Rudolph Giuliani, other lawyer over accessing and sharing of his personal data (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The lawsuit was the latest in a new strategy by Hunter Biden to strike back against Republican allies of Donald Trump, who have traded and passed around his private data.

  7. Legal Insurrection

    ‘Total Annihilation’: Hunter Biden Sues Rudy Giuliani for Allegedly ‘Hacking’ His Data (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    There was no laptop, you guys. It was an external drive.

  8. The Daily Signal

    Hunter Biden Sues Giuliani Over Laptop, Alleging Violation of Privacy (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Hunter Biden "previously refused to admit ownership of the laptop,” a Giuliani ally notes, but now claims the information was hacked.

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