It has long been alleged that former President Joe Biden's family exploited his political positions and power to their own financial benefit, and a recent move by his son Hunter Biden only lends further credence to those allegations.

Hunter Biden's attorneys just moved to dismiss his lawsuit against a former Trump aide because of a recent "significant downturn" in his financial situation, NBC News reported.

Biden sued former Trump staffer Garrett Ziegler in 2023 over alleged violations of federal and state laws in Ziegler's creation of a searchable database of incriminating emails, photos, and videos that had been discovered on Biden's abandoned laptop computer.

Hunter says he's too broke to continue litigation

According to the 19-page motion to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit that was filed on Tuesday, Hunter Biden's attorneys claimed that "good cause" existed to dismiss the suit without prejudice because their client "does not have the resources to continue to litigate this matter."

"Plaintiff has suffered a significant downturn in his income and has significant debt in the millions of dollars range," the motion revealed. "Moreover, this lack of resources has been exacerbated after the fires in the Pacific Palisades in early January upended Plaintiff’s life by rendering his rental house unlivable for an extended period of time and, like many others in that situation, Plaintiff has had difficulty in finding a new permanent place to live as well as finding it difficult to earn a living."

"So, Plaintiff must focus his time and resources dealing with his relocation, the damage he has incurred due to the fires, and paying for his family’s living expenses as opposed to this litigation," the filing continued.

Hunter's artwork and books aren't selling like they used to

Attached to that filing was a five-page declaration from Hunter Biden in which he described how his "income has decreased significantly" since the end of 2023 and how the sales of artwork and books that he previously relied upon had substantially declined.

Indeed, Biden claimed that he'd previously sold more than two dozen pieces of art for an average of $54,000 each in the two to three years before the lawsuit was filed in late 2023, but since then has only sold one piece of art for approximately $36,000.

Likewise, in the six months prior to the 2023 lawsuit, he'd sold 3,161 copies of his memoir, but in the six months after the suit was filed, only 1,100 copies were sold.

"Given the positive feedback and reviews of my artwork and memoir, I was expecting to obtain paid speaking engagements and paid appearances, but that has not happened," Biden declared. "This significant decrease in revenue has also impacted my ability to pay off my significant debt, which as has been reported in the press as being several million dollars. As a result of this, I am not in a position where I can borrow money."

He further acknowledged that he had several other lawsuits pending against other individuals but said that each one was being reassessed "on a case-by-case basis to allocate my limited resources," and as such was requesting for this particular case to be dismissed without prejudice -- meaning he can bring it up again at a later date, presumably if or when he has the resources to support it.

Hunter's claim of being broke follows sweeping pardon from his father

Interestingly enough, The Hill reported that the judge overseeing the case had previously rejected a motion from Ziegler last year to dismiss the lawsuit and had even ordered him to pay Hunter Biden nearly $18,000 to cover his legal fees in the ongoing litigation at that time.

ABC News reported that this move from Biden comes just a couple of months after he received a sweeping pardon from his father that likely saved him from further investigation and prosecution for a host of alleged federal crimes and spared him the possibility of substantial prison sentences for his convictions last year on gun and tax law violations.

The outlet also noted that as to Biden's claim about his Malibu rental home being "unlivable" after recent wildfires, the home had not burned down but was in a neighborhood that suffered "immense damage" and was therefore limited in access to residents.