This is about Joe Biden, not Hunter Biden
Protecting Hunter Biden: The Indictment Strategy
When James Comer wondered on CNN whether Special Counsel David Weiss had indicted Hunter Biden on nine tax-related charges to protect him from having to be deposed in the House Oversight Committee, Jake Tapper snarkily responded: “Yes, the classic rubric. He indicted him to protect him. I got it.”
Well, yes. Indicting a person on lesser charges can often protect him from more serious ones. It happens all the time. In this case, though, “him” isn’t Hunter, it’s Joe.
The Real Target: Joe Biden
Weiss failed to indict Hunter for failing to register as a foreign agent or failing to pay taxes on the millions that flowed from those arrangements. Why? Probably because any investigation into Hunter’s $17 million foreign influence-peddling business — which Weiss has scrupulously avoided — leads to the president of the United States answering lots of awkward queries about his connection to disreputable people and authoritarian regimes. There is no Hunter Biden case without Joe. There is no Biden Inc. without Joe.
Hunter’s laptop — the one that the New York Post got its hands on, and that Tapper and others attempted to cover up — was crammed with texts and emails in which the son references his dad’s role in securing payments and taking cuts from the business. None of that is to mention the numerous witnesses that have come forward to contend that the “Big Guy” played a part in that outfit. Or the checks that ended up being written to Joe. Any genuine investigation into the 20-plus shell companies set up by James Biden, Joe’s brother, and Hunter would compel lots of people to answer questions on the record or under oath.
Weiss conveniently allowed some of these infractions to pass the statute of limitations, but some have not. Hunter pulled in a million a year from Burisma from the years 2014-2017, while Joe was forging American policy in that nation. It’s only a weird happenstance, not a massive conflict of interest, that the sitting vice president’s decisions may have aided the oil concern while his son was being paid. Hunter’s salary fell to roughly $500,000 annually from 2017 to 2019, after Joe was out of the White House. Another weird coincidence.
But the president’s son also had a 10 percent stake in a Chi-com investment fund named BHR Partners from 2013 to 2021. Joe flew him to China to set it up, met one of the partners, and then wrote a letter of recommendation for the man’s kid. All completely innocent, no doubt.
Let’s not forget, either, that without the IRS whistleblowers coming forward, Hunter would probably have escaped any charges. And let’s also not forget that without U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika putting the kibosh on it, Weiss would have allowed Hunter’s lawyers to write an extraordinary plea agreement that not only would have ensured the president’s name wouldn’t be dragged into the investigation, but it would have let Hunter plead out to two of the least consequential charges — with virtually no punishment — in exchange for blanket immunity for a slew of serious potential offenses, including tax, gun, and drug crimes.
At every turn, Weiss is protecting Joe.
Then again, this is about Hunter insomuch as all of this can be politically disastrous for the president. On the Sunday talk shows the president’s defenders portrayed Hunter Biden as a lost man struggling to overcome drug addiction and Joe Biden as the loving father, who had recently lost his other son, there to help. Others contended that the Hunter was the real victim of an overzealous prosecution.
Hunter is a middle-aged Yale-educated lawyer, international lobbyist, foreign energy consultant, millionaire, and celebrated artist, whose work can go for upwards of half a million dollars. The jails are strewn with Americans who have far more tragic stories to tell. Do they get to write off sex club memberships, prostitutes, and hotel rooms for his drug dealers? Would you?
Moreover, Hunter continued cheating on his taxes after he had supposedly gone clean and remarried. He set up his influence-peddling schemes before his brother Beau died — not in combat, as the president often claims, but from a brain tumor.
When ordinary Americans are being audited by the new supercharged IRS, or spending hours struggling to figure out the square-footage formula used to write off their home office in their 1040s, I hope they remember that Democrats believe Joe and Hunter are the real victims here.
At any rate, Weiss knows, despite the media’s insistence, that Joe doesn’t need to directly benefit from his family’s foreign ventures to corrupt himself — though there is plenty of circumstantial evidence that he did. If one of the most powerful men in the United States government participates in a scheme — or allows people to believe he is offering access — that makes millions for his entire family, it may or may not be illegal, but it is corrupt.
And any investigation that leads to those questions is a disaster for the president.
Why did Special Counsel David Weiss deliberately fail to indict Hunter Biden for more serious offenses related to foreign business arrangements
Protecting Hunter Biden: The Indictment Strategy
The recent indictment of Hunter Biden on nine tax-related charges by Special Counsel David Weiss has sparked speculation about the underlying motives behind the charges. James Comer, during an interview on CNN, raised the question of whether the indictment was a strategic move to protect Hunter Biden from being deposed in the House Oversight Committee. Jake Tapper, in a snarky response, sarcastically acknowledged the idea of indicting someone to protect them. However, there is more to this indictment strategy than meets the eye.
The Real Target: Joe Biden
Contrary to popular belief, the main target of this indictment is not Hunter Biden, but rather Joe Biden. It is evident that Weiss deliberately failed to indict Hunter for more serious offenses such as failing to register as a foreign agent or failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars received through foreign business arrangements. This deliberate omission suggests that any investigation into Hunter’s foreign influence-peddling business, which Weiss has actively avoided, would undoubtedly shine a light on Joe Biden’s connection to disreputable individuals and authoritarian regimes. It is clear that Joe Biden’s involvement is crucial to understanding the full extent of Hunter Biden’s actions.
One only needs to examine the contents of Hunter’s laptop, which was obtained by the New York Post and subsequently covered up by Tapper and others, to see the link between Hunter’s activities and his father’s role. The laptop contained numerous texts and emails revealing Joe Biden’s participation in securing payments and receiving cuts from the business. Additionally, several witnesses have come forward to attest to Joe’s involvement, and checks were even written to him. Any genuine investigation into the numerous shell companies established by James Biden, Joe’s brother, and Hunter would undoubtedly require these individuals to provide testimony under oath or on the record.
Weiss conveniently allowed some of these infractions to surpass the statute of limitations, but there are still pending cases that can be pursued. It is worth noting that Hunter received a million dollars annually from Burisma between 2014 and 2017, precisely when Joe was shaping American policy in Ukraine. The fact that Hunter’s salary decreased to approximately $500,000 annually after Joe left the White House is peculiar, to say the least. Additionally, Hunter held a 10 percent stake in a Chinese investment fund called BHR Partners from 2013 to 2021, facilitated by Joe’s involvement. Joe’s meetings with one of the partners and his subsequent recommendation letter raise legitimate concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
Without the brave whistleblowers at the IRS coming forward, it is highly likely that Hunter would have evaded any charges. Furthermore, if not for U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika intervening, Weiss would have allowed Hunter’s lawyers to negotiate an extraordinary plea agreement that granted him blanket immunity for a range of serious potential offenses, including tax, gun, and drug crimes. This proposed plea agreement not only ensured that the president’s name would be kept out of the investigation but also allowed Hunter to plead guilty to only two insignificant charges with minimal consequences.
It is abundantly clear that at every turn, Weiss is protecting Joe Biden. The selective nature of the charges against Hunter and the avoidance of investigating his more significant offenses suggest a concerted effort to shield the president. It is imperative that the truth be unveiled and a thorough investigation into the Biden family’s activities be conducted to maintain the integrity of our institutions and hold those responsible accountable.
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