Hunter Biden said in a recently released deposition that his family is broke and that legal costs are placing him under severe financial pressure. The testimony forms part of a dispute with the law firm Winston Taylor over alleged unpaid fees, highlighting the financial consequences of the criminal, congressional and other legal proceedings he has faced.

Winston Taylor, a firm that has represented prominent Democrats, says Biden owes it $17 million for work connected to criminal prosecutions, congressional investigations and defence matters. Biden’s statement was made under oath in the ongoing lawsuit, though the supplied article text does not include the firm’s full allegations or his detailed response to the claimed debt.