Hunter Biden couldn't have any expectation of privacy in a laptop he voluntarily brought to a repair shop then abandoned.
The move is a response to a suit filed by Mac Isaac himself last year and amended several times since, alleging that Hunter Biden defamed him by saying he had illegally accessed the data — when in fact, Mac Isaac contends, the laptop became his property when it was abandoned in his shop. The repairman’s suit also targeted CNN, Politico, the Biden campaign and Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.).
Hunter Biden couldn't have any expectation of privacy in a laptop he voluntarily brought to a repair shop then abandoned.