Bill Maher mocks Hunter Biden after Melania Trump threatens ex-first son with lawsuit over Epstein claim

Melania Trump warned Hunter Biden that she would sue him unless he apologized and removed the podcast video containing the false Epstein claim
PUBLISHED AUG 17, 2025
Melania Trump’s lawsuit threat against Hunter Biden sparked sharp commentary from Bill Maher (Getty Images)
Melania Trump’s lawsuit threat against Hunter Biden sparked sharp commentary from Bill Maher (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: HBO's 'Real Time' host Bill Maher ripped Hunter Biden after Melania Trump threatened to sue him for $1 billion.

The controversy erupted after the scandal-hit former first son claimed that the first lady was introduced to Donald Trump by the late offender Jeffrey Epstein.



 

Bill Maher targets Hunter Biden with sharp taunts

The lawsuit threat has sparked a storm of reactions, both on late-night television and across social media.

The Trumps have denied the claim, saying the couple first met in 1998 during a New York Fashion Week party hosted by businessman Paolo Zampolli.

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. U.S. President Joe Biden, looks on from the East Room of the White House during a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Biden is awarding 19 recipients with the nation's highest civilian honor. President Biden is awarding 19 recipients with the nation's highest civilian honor. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)
Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, looks on from the East Room of the White House during a Medal of Freedom ceremony on January 4, 2025, in Washington, DC (Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

“Melania says she’s going to sue Hunter Biden,” Bill Maher said during his HBO show, drawing laughter from the audience.

“That’s not the joke part. I really like this where she says she’s going to sue him for a billion dollars," Maher added.

Continuing with his punchline, Maher added, “If Hunter loses, it’s going to be weird for him writing a woman a check because she’s not a p********e.”

The remark was met with chuckles and applause from the studio crowd.

Melania Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City. Trump closed out his weekend of campaigning in New York City with a guest list of speakers that includes his running mate Republican Vice Presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Tesla CEO Elon Musk, UFC CEO Dana White, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, among others, nine days before Election Day. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Melania Trump speaks during a campaign rally for US President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024 in New York City (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Melania Trump warns Hunter Biden of legal action

The first lady put Hunter Biden on notice, saying she would take legal action unless he apologized and removed a podcast video where he made the disputed claim.

First lady Melania Trump looks on during the annual White House Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
First lady Melania Trump looks on during the annual White House Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Despite the warning, Hunter Biden dismissed the lawsuit threat when asked during an interview on the YouTube show 'Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan'. “F**k that. That’s not going to happen,” Hunter Biden said with a grin.



 

Federal investigators in 2023, as per the New York Post, considered possible charges against Hunter Biden tied to nine cases related to women, and he appeared to arrange travel across state lines, according to documents released by the House Ways and Means Committee.

From left, American real estate developer Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)
From left, President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, February 12, 2000 (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)

In 2024, he was convicted of illegally possessing a firearm and pleaded guilty in a separate case for willfully failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes. He faced prison time but was later pardoned by his father, President Joe Biden.

Internet reacts to Bill Maher’s Hunter Biden jokes

Internet users weighed in after Bill Maher’s segment, with some saying it was a return to sharp late-night comedy.

“So Comedy has returned to late night? Welp just when I thought they would all get cancelled,” wrote one X user.



 

“That was sharp classic Bill Maher delivery. He really knows how to land a line that gets the crowd going,” posted another.



 

Another added, “Hunter seeks to know a lot about Epstein.”



 

One more commented, “Now this is funny.”

Another user wrote, “He seems to be funny again!”



 



 

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