Hunter Biden Faces New Allegations After Presidential Pardon
After receiving an unconditional pardon from President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden is now accused of owing over $300,000 in unpaid rent to former landlords.
Shaun Maguire, a partner at venture capital firm Sequoia, voiced his frustration on social media, alleging that the president’s son left behind substantial unpaid rent debts.
“So what happens to the $300k+ in back pay rent that Hunter Biden owes my family from 2019-2020? Is that pardoned now? Thanks Joe,” Maguire posted on X.
On Sunday, President Biden granted a “full and unconditional pardon” to his son for any federal crimes committed or potentially committed between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024. Hunter Biden had been facing federal charges related to tax violations and accusations of falsifying information about substance abuse on a firearm background check form. This decision contrasts with the president’s previous statements that he would not pardon his son.
Maguire alleged on social media that Hunter Biden, who rented a property in Venice, California, from his family, “didn’t pay rent for over a year.” Maguire further claimed Hunter attempted to pay with artwork created from his own feces, describing him as an “absolute s– bag.”
According to Maguire, the rent for the Venice house—located on the canals—was $25,000 per month. He added that Hunter “changed the locks and used secret service to enforce” his hold on the property, leaving the landlords without access, Fox Business reported.
When questioned about potential eviction efforts, Maguire responded that the Bidens are “kind of a scary family to go after.”
The allegations of unpaid rent remain a civil matter and are not covered by the presidential pardon, which only applies to federal crimes. This claim follows earlier reports that Hunter Biden owed another landlord tens of thousands of dollars.
Last year, DailyMail.com reported that Hunter Biden owed Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman $80,000 in back rent—equivalent to roughly three months of rent on another $25,000-per-month Venice property.
A federal judge has officially dismissed Hunter Biden’s tax case following his father’s pardon, though the decision was accompanied by harsh criticism of the president’s announcement.
In a five-page order, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi of the Central District of California, a Trump appointee, described the president’s news release as misleading. Scarsi stated that the president’s claims about Hunter being “treated differently” due to his addiction misrepresented the case.
“The President asserts that Mr. Biden ‘was treated differently’ from others ‘who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions,’ implying that Mr. Biden was among those individuals,” Scarsi wrote. “But he is not.”
The judge further rejected Joe Biden’s assertion that his son had been “singled out,” criticizing the implication that officials in the justice system, including the president’s own Department of Justice, had acted improperly.
“Two federal judges expressly rejected Mr. Biden’s arguments that the Government prosecuted Mr. Biden because of his familial relation to the President,” Scarsi noted. “And the President’s own Attorney General and Department of Justice personnel oversaw the investigation leading to the charges.”
While Scarsi refrained from commenting on the legality of the pardon, he noted that by including actions “through” the day it was signed—December 1—the president effectively allowed for the forgiveness of future crimes, which could be seen as unconstitutional.