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Following US President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter on Sunday, allegations have surfaced concerning unpaid rent. Venture capitalist
Shaun Maguire
claims Hunter Biden owes his family over $300,000 in back rent from a Venice, California property rented between 2019 and 2020.
Maguire, a partner at Sequoia, publicly questioned the implications of the pardon on the alleged debt on social media platform X. "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.
The presidential pardon covers
federal offenses
committed by Hunter Biden between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024. These include tax-related charges and a firearm case. The pardon does not address
civil matters
such as unpaid rent.
Maguire described his experience with Hunter Biden as a tenant. "Hunter was our tenant in Venice, CA. Didn't pay rent for over a year. Tried to pay w/ art made from his own feces. Absolute s– bag," he wrote. He said the monthly rent was $25,000 and claimed Hunter Biden "changed the locks and used secret service to enforce. We had no access to the property." When asked about pursuing eviction, Maguire responded that the Bidens are "kind of a scary family to go after."
This isn't the first claim of unpaid rent against Hunter Biden. Last year, reports from the Daily Mail indicated he allegedly owed Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman $80,000 in back rent for a different property in Venice.
Responding to the accusations against Hunter, tech billionaire Elon Musk commented on X, saying, "Truth is stranger (and funnier) than fiction."
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