Following his unconditional pardon from President Biden, Hunter Biden is now facing allegations of owing over $300,000 in unpaid rent to previous landlords. Shaun Maguire, a partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia, reacted to the pardon on social media, asserting that the president’s son has accrued significant unpaid rent debts totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“What happens to the more than $300,000 in back rent that Hunter Biden owes my family from 2019-2020? Is that now pardoned? Thanks, Joe,” Maguire wrote in a post on X.
On Sunday, President Biden issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Hunter Biden, covering any federal crimes committed or potentially committed between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024.
Hunter Biden has faced federal charges related to tax violations and accusations of providing false information about his substance abuse issues on a firearm background check form. This decision marks a departure from President Biden’s earlier statements indicating that he would not pardon his son.
“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,” Maguire wrote, adding in a follow-up post that the rent was $25,000 a month for the house, which is located on the canals in the city, Fox Business reported.
He also said that Hunter “changed the locks and used secret service to enforce. We had no access to the property.”
When a social media user asked if Maguire and his family had tried to evict Hunter Biden over the unpaid rent, Maguire responded by saying that the Bidens are “kind of a scary family to go after.”
Maguire’s allegations of unpaid rent would be a civil matter and are not covered by a presidential pardon, which applies exclusively to federal crimes. Maguire’s claim follows a previous allegation that Hunter Biden failed to pay a landlord tens of thousands of dollars in rent.
Last year, DailyMail.com reported, citing sources familiar with the situation, that Hunter Biden owed Sweetgreen CEO and co-founder Jonathan Neman $80,000 in back rent—equivalent to about three months’ rent for a $25,000-a-month house in Venice.
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