Imagine leaving behind a digital diary of your darkest secrets, not once, but twice, for the world to uncover.
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, abandoned laptops in 2019 at a Delaware repair shop and at the office of his former psychiatrist in Massachusetts, leading to a scandal rivaling Watergate.
Back in 2019, Hunter Biden left a laptop at a computer store in Delaware, a device that would later become a treasure trove of controversy. Another laptop was abandoned at the Massachusetts office of Keith Ablow, his former psychiatrist, only to be seized by federal agents, as reported by CBS News.
The Delaware laptop, accessed by the Daily Caller News Foundation in October 2020, revealed troubling details about narcotic drug use and solicitations across multiple jurisdictions.
A cybersecurity expert even confirmed to the Daily Caller that a 2015 email from a Burisma executive on that laptop was undeniably authentic, adding fuel to the scrutiny of Hunter’s past business dealings.
Keith Ablow, speaking on the podcast "Pod Force One," on Wednesday, offered a fascinating theory about why Hunter might have left these devices behind.
“I don’t think you have to be a psychiatrist to say if somebody’s leaving behind information of that kind — laptops — maybe there’s kind of a Freudian desire to be rid of that part of your life,” Ablow told host Miranda Devine.
Let’s unpack that: if discarding a laptop is akin to shedding a skin, what life was Hunter trying to escape? Perhaps the weight of being a lawyer, a Burisma board member, and a figure entangled in foreign business deals became too much to bear.
Ablow’s musings don’t stop there; he suggests a deeper, almost textbook psychological pattern at play.
“And if someone said to me, ‘Well, is it out of the question, Keith, that he would literally dispense with that part of himself by leaving it behind again and again in a way that ultimately ends up with him pursuing a very different kind of life?’ I’d say, ‘Well, certainly it’s possible. It’s kind of textbook,’” Ablow elaborated.
Well, isn’t that a convenient way to rewrite one’s story—ditch the hardware, ditch the past? Yet, while the theory intrigues, it’s hard not to wonder if carelessness played a starring role alongside any subconscious motives.
Fast forward to December 2020, and Hunter Biden made his first professional art sale, as later testified by his gallerist in 2024 per the Daily Caller.
This pivot to artistry seems a stark contrast to the murky world of business and personal struggles documented on those laptops. Could Ablow be onto something about Hunter seeking a fresh persona, or is this just a well-timed rebrand?
Whatever the case, the abandoned laptops remain a window into a tumultuous chapter of Hunter Biden’s life. The psychological spin offers a sympathetic lens, but conservatives might argue it’s a distraction from accountability. Still, the story reminds us that even in the digital age, personal reinvention is a messy, human endeavor.