Amid Hunter Biden’s federal trial on gun charges, his wife lashed out at a former Trump aid during court proceedings, suggesting he was a “Nazi.” Melissa Cohen Biden told Garrett Ziegler, “You have no right to be here, you Nazi piece of s–t.”
Ziegler, who was walking back into the courtroom as the emotional outburst occurred, did not respond to the insult that was hurled at him. The ex-Trump advisor runs the right-wing non-profit organization Marco Polo, which worked on exposing much of the information found on Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop before the 2020 election.
Ziegler told NBC News that he was saddened by the derogatory comments about him, stating, “It’s sad I’ve been sitting here the whole time and haven’t approached anyone.” He clarified that he is not a National Socialist, maintaining that he stands behind the Constitution. “For the record, I’m not a Nazi, I’m a believer in the US Constitution. I haven’t said one thing to them.”
Last year, the president’s son filed a lawsuit against Ziegler in federal court, claiming that he violated computer fraud and data privacy laws. Hunter’s attorneys suggested that “tens of thousands of emails, thousands of photos, and dozens of videos and recordings” had been illegally accessed.
Ziegler asserted that his presence at the trial was “prudent” while blasting Hunter’s case against him as “completely frivolous and” and recommended that “Hunter should focus on paying his attorneys.” Hunter’s legal team states that Ziegler and ten other defendants ”spent countless hours accessing, tampering with, manipulating, altering, copying and damaging computer data that they do not own.”
The American Tribune reported in April when Hunter Biden’s legal battle, in which the First Son’s request to dismiss the federal gun charges, was denied. He faces accusations of lying on a federal form about his drug use when buying a firearm in 2018.
“In October 2018, during a time when Defendant was struggling with addiction, he purchased a “small firearm” after certifying that he was not an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance. (D.I. 63 at 5; see also id. (admitting his “past drug use” was widely reported) & D.I. 40). He contends that he never loaded the firearm, never fired it and only owned it for eleven days. (D.I. 63 at 5). The gun was taken from him at some point after purchase and was discarded (along with ammunition) in a public trash can. (D.I. 68 at 7). It was discovered by a member of the public (id.) and later recovered by local police in Delaware, who did not pursue charges against Defendant (D.I. 63 at 5),” according to Noreika’s statement.
Hunter’s team of lawyers claimed that the case brought against him was the product of “selective and vindictive prosecution” that supposedly violates the “separation of powers.” The defense suggested that the special counsel face external pressure from former President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans. “To the extent that Defendant’s claim that he is being selectively prosecuted rests solely on him being the son of the sitting President, that claim is belied by the facts,” Noreika said, rejecting the claims.
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