Hunter Biden's lawyer recently sent a cease and desist letter to Donald Trump over the former president's social media posts, possibly teeing up a courtroom showdown between the two.
On Friday, ABC News reported that Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for President Joe Biden's son Hunter, sent the letter to Trump saying that the former president's social media posts discussing Hunter are dangerous and could lead to harm against him and his family.
"This is not a false alarm.... We are just one such social media message away from another incident, and you should make clear to Mr. Trump—if you have not done so already—that Mr. Trump's words have caused harm in the past and threaten to do so again if he does not stop," the letter said, according to ABC News.
The letter sent by Lowell comes as Trump has repeatedly attacked Hunter Biden in various posts on his Truth Social account. Trump has taken aim at Hunter Biden following the discovery of cocaine in the West Wing of the White House. On Thursday, the U.S. Secret Service concluded its probe into the discovery of cocaine and said it was unable to find the individual who left it there.
"I have an idea," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Tuesday. "Get Deranged Jack Smith to take just a 'tiny' portion of the millions of dollars he is spending illegally 'targeting' me, and let him go to the White House with his army of thugs to solve the Cocaine dilemma. I'd bet they already know the answer, but just in case, it could be done in 5 minutes. Is it Crooked Joe and his wonderful son, Hunter? Release the findings, release the tapes. We can't have a crackhead in charge of our Nuclear Arsenal!!!"
In the cease and desist letter, Lowell addressed the cocaine matter and said, "The Biden family was not at the White House (let alone in the vestibule) in the period when the cocaine was found," ABC News reported.
In a statement, a Trump spokesperson told Newsweek that "the Biden Crime Family has used the weaponized DOJ to try and rob President Trump of his rights and freedom. President Trump will absolutely continue to exercise his First Amendment right to unleash the truth about Crooked Joe Biden, his corrupt, deeply troubled son Hunter, and their whole cartel."
Trump has also discussed a guilty plea made by Hunter Biden on federal charges of illegally possessing a weapon and failing to pay income taxes. In a post to Truth Social, Trump criticized the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden, David Weiss, and said, "He gave out a traffic ticket instead of a death sentence."
According to ABC News, the cease and desist letter brought up the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot and Trump's alleged role. However, it noted that the former president is not required to respond but sought to show "how his incitement can further hurt people and cause himself even more legal trouble."
Update 7/17/23, 9:15 a.m. ET: This story has been updated with a statement from a Donald Trump spokesperson.
