Hunter Biden
Artist, former attorney, and recovery advocate; son of former U.S. President Joe Biden. He has publicly discussed addiction and recovery while pursuing visual art.
Hunter Biden Says Public Exposure Forced a Choice Between Secrecy and Sobriety
Hunter Biden argues that the laptop scandal turned authentic records of his addiction and private life into a durable political label, making later allegations about Burisma, White House cocaine and his father’s presidency seem credible before their details were tested. Speaking with Chris Williamson, Matt McCusker and Duncan Trussell, he accepts responsibility for his conduct and calls his Burisma board role politically reckless, while contending that shame, secrecy and public exposure shaped both his addiction and recovery. He extends that account into a critique of political and corporate power, particularly Donald Trump’s use of the presidency and social platforms’ product design.
Hunter Biden Cites Access and Monitoring in White House Cocaine Denial
Hunter Biden says he does not know who left cocaine near the White House Situation Room, but argues that the allegation does not fit his access to the building, his absence from it in the preceding weeks, or the probation drug testing he says he faced while under Secret Service protection. In a conversation with Chris Williamson and Matt McCusker, Biden says his public history of addiction makes such suspicions predictable, while also arguing that candour about that history can demonstrate the possibility of recovery.