Hunter Biden files countersuit against laptop repairman

As President Biden weighs a reelection bid at age 80, his long-troubled son Hunter has all but guaranteed the commander-in-chief will be bringing plenty of baggage to the campaign trail.

Hunter Biden on Friday escalated his legal war with the former computer repair shop owner who came into possession of his now infamous laptop, with a countersuit that claims his privacy was invaded — and which threatens to put all his sordid drug binging, sexcapades and shady foreign business deals right back into the spotlight.

In the countersuit, filed in US District Court in Delaware first thing Friday, the first son alleged John Paul Mac Isaac had no legal right to copy and disseminate the contents of the laptop that was abandoned at his Delaware store in 2019.

The 42-page filing, which was lodged in response to a long-running defamation suit filed by Mac Isaac against Hunter and others, also accuses the repair shop owner of helping to distribute the laptop’s contents for political gain just weeks before the 2020 election.

Hunter’s aggressive move comes as House Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) forges ahead with a probe into the first son and his family’s foreign business dealings.

The counterclaim, which draws even further attention to his so-called “laptop from hell,” also threatens to be a big drag on President Biden’s expected reelection bid.

In the lawsuit, Hunter’s attorneys detailed exactly how the now-52-year-old’s private information — including nude photos and a trove of emails and texts — were made public and exclusively reported on by The Post back in October 2020.

“As a result of Mac Isaac’s unlawful agreement and his conspiracy with others, Mr. Biden’s personal data was made available to third parties and then ultimately to the public at large, which is highly offensive, causing harm to Mr. Biden and his reputation,” the filing says.

“The object of invading Mr. Biden’s privacy and disseminating his data was not for any legitimate purpose but to cause harm and embarrassment to Mr. Biden.”

Mac Isaac insists he became the legal owner of the laptop after Hunter dropped it off to be repaired in April 2019 — but failed to return to reclaim it despite attempts by Mac Isaac to contact him.

His own attorneys have said they have a receipt signed by Hunter that indicates any property not claimed after 90 days would be forfeited.

Hunter’s attorney, however, argued in the latest filing that Delaware law states personal property can only be deemed abandoned after a year.

“Contrary to Mac Isaac’s claim that property left in his shop is abandoned property after 90 days, he admits in his recently published book and in other media appearances that he actually began accessing what he claims he had in his possession as Mr. Biden’s data long before 90 days had expired from when he claims any property or data was left in his shop,” the suit states.

“Mr. Biden had more than a reasonable expectation of privacy that any data that he created or maintained, and especially that which was the most personal such as photographs, videos, interactions with other adults, and communications with his family, would not be accessed, copied, disseminated, or posted on the Internet for others to use against him or his family or for the public to view,” the filing continues.