Takeaways from the memoir of Lunden Roberts, mother of Hunter Biden’s child in Arkansas
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The Arkansas mother of one of Hunter Biden’s children describes in a new memoir the agonizing journey of raising their daughter as a single mother in Arkansas.
The Arkansas mother of one of Hunter Biden’s children describes in a new memoir the agonizing journey of raising their daughter as a single mother in Arkansas, to a bitter courtroom paternity fight, to a tearful family reconciliation that included a public acknowledgment from President Joe Biden that the child was his granddaughter. Lunden Roberts, with co-authors Josh Manning and Erin Brownback, shared her side of the much-discussed story in, “Out of the Shadows,” which was published Tuesday. The 312-page book chronicles how she met Hunter Biden in Washington, DC, and quickly fell in love with “the most charming human I’ve ever met,” despite his daily battle against addiction “demons.” Roberts wrote that she identifies as “an old-fashioned Arkansas Democrat” and proudly voted for Joe Biden in 2020 – despite hiring a “MAGA-loving attorney” who was a “trustworthy pit bull” and his wife, who bitterly fought Hunter Biden in court. The memoir also delves into some episodes that could factor into Hunter Biden’s tax evasion trial that’s set for next month, where Roberts has been subpoenaed to testify. CNN has reached out to Hunter Biden’s lawyers and the White House for comment. Here’s what to know from Roberts’ intensely personal memoir.
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