Democrats say President Joe Biden’s son Hunter SHOULD be punished if convicted on gun charges
Democrats are protesting President Joe Biden’s 53-year-old son, Hunter, after he was hit with three charges for lying about his drug use on a gun form.
Lawmakers within the president’s own party appear to agree with allegations made Thursday by Special Prosecutor David Weiss, who was appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Hunter’s crimes.
The House Judiciary Committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Jerry Nadler (NY), said he believes Hunter Biden is “frustrated.”
Meanwhile, House Oversight’s top Democratic representative, Jaime Raskin (Md.), told reporters that the “rule of law” must be upheld in all cases — even when it comes to the president’s son.
Hunter faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison on three counts of lying about his crack cocaine addiction when purchasing a gun. A timeline in his own memoir shows that he was a drug user at the time he purchased the firearm, even though he claimed on the form that this was not the case.
Lying on the federal form to purchase a firearm is a federal crime.
Even Democrats believe the felony charges against Hunter Biden are justified
Democrats are usually quick to defend Hunter when it comes to matters involving his father. But now that charges have been filed that have nothing to do with the president, it appears they are turning on the 53-year-old recovering drug addict.
Left-wing lawmakers openly agree with Republicans that the charges of gun-related crimes are justified.
“We should not take joy in the misfortunes of others,” Raskin said on Capitol Hill Thursday when news of the indictment broke. “But we must have the rule of law and when people commit crimes, there are consequences.”
He also said there is a “presumption of innocence” that should apply to both Hunter Biden and former President Donald Trump when it comes to the charges brought against them.
“Hunter Biden may very well have done some inappropriate things. He is a crazy man,” Rep. Nadler added Thursday.
He excused Hunter’s actions by adding, “Almost every president has had problematic family members.”
In a sensational development, the First Son will appear in court after a Delaware grand jury returned three charges against him, including two counts of making false statements on his gun forms, and one of possessing a firearm while addicted to illegal drugs .
Hunter is charged with lying on a firearms report (above) required for his gun transaction. A photo of the form shows him answering “no” when asked if he was an “unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana or any other depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug or other controlled substance.”
The latest is a crushing blow to President Biden, who has endorsed his son and is running for re-election in 2024.
Weiss’ move marks a significant escalation in his investigation of the president’s son for gun and tax crimes, which remains ongoing after Hunter ultimately broke a plea deal with prosecutors.
Earlier this summer, Hunter reached an agreement that would allow him to avoid trial on the firearms charge if he complies with parole for 24 months.
Republicans in Washington complained that he had been awarded a “sweetheart deal” designed to protect President Biden. However, the plea deal fell apart in spectacular fashion in court in July, leaving Hunter facing new charges.
Judge Maryellen Noreika questioned the “diversion” of Hunter’s plea deal — a clause that gave him blanket immunity from a wide range of other possible charges, including illegal foreign lobbying — nullifying the deal.
Weiss’ latest indictment also comes the same week that House Republicans opened a formal impeachment inquiry against President Biden over his alleged connections to Hunter’s business dealings, and is likely to have a long-term impact on his political career.
The maximum prison sentence would be 25 years if Hunter is convicted on all counts, although federal sentences are usually less than the maximum. Hunter could also be hit with a fine of up to $250,000 and three years’ probation.
According to the indictment, Hunter lied about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018.
A photo from Hunter Biden’s laptop showed the now 53-year-old first son posing nude with a firearm
The First Son purchased a Colt Cobra .38 caliber pistol in Delaware, a state where every buyer must answer a series of questions before he can get his hands on a gun.
One of the 2018 applications asks whether the applicant uses drugs or is addicted to them. The box is clearly marked ‘no’.
Hunter has admitted he was addicted to crack cocaine at the time he bought the gun.
Video discovered on Hunter’s laptop shows him naked and brandishing a gun in a hotel room in 2018, reportedly five days after he purchased the gun.
About two weeks later, Hallie Biden, the widow of his lover and brother, found it “open” in his truck and threw it in the grocery store trash. Its discovery led to a police investigation.
Additionally, current President Biden sounded close to tears in the voicemail left on Hunter’s abandoned laptop on October 15 — three days after Hunter bought the gun and lied about his drug addiction — pleading with him for help.
‘It’s Dad. I called to tell you I love you. I love you more than the whole world buddy,” Joe said in the Oct. 15 post. ‘You have to get help. I know you don’t know what to do, and neither do I.”
On July 27, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ruled out President Biden pardoning Hunter. But it remains to be seen whether the White House’s stance has changed now that Hunter faces the three new charges.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., who is leading an investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings, responded to the indictment, saying the charges are a “very small start.”
“Unless U.S. Attorney Weiss investigates everyone involved in the fraud schemes and influence peddling, it will be clear that President Biden’s DOJ is protecting Hunter Biden and the big man,” he continued.
Democrats usually come to Biden’s defense when it comes to claims against the president — but now appear to be turning on Hunter because the gun-related charges do not involve his father
In August, Attorney General Merrick Garland elevated Weiss to special counsel after increased scrutiny.
Garland’s decision to promote Weiss to special counsel came after allegations from IRS whistleblowers that Hunter received “special treatment” during the criminal investigation.
IRS agents Joe Ziegler and Gary Shapley testified under oath to House Republicans that their investigation into the president’s son “supported felony and misdemeanor tax charges,” which were ultimately not filed against Hunter due to political pressure.
Weiss tried to file felony charges against him in Washington, D.C., they said, but was blocked by the district’s top federal prosecutor, Matthew Graves, a Biden appointee.
The ‘special treatment’ for Hunter became a pattern that happened over and over again, said the whistleblowers who were told they would get into ‘hot water’ if they tried to talk to President Joe Biden’s adult children and grandchildren during their investigation . .