Hunter Biden prosecutor likely to end investigation prior to whistleblowers’ emergence, report suggests.

The ⁤Hunter Biden Investigation Takes a‌ Surprising Turn

David Weiss, the prosecutor overseeing the investigation into Hunter Biden, appeared ‍set earlier this year to end the probe without bringing charges before⁢ whistleblowers from the IRS came forward, the New York Times reported.

After years of probing ⁢Biden over alleged tax and ‍gun⁣ crimes, Weiss “appeared willing to forgo any prosecution of Mr. Biden at all, and his office came close to ⁢agreeing to end the investigation without requiring a guilty plea on‍ any charges,” according to the​ Times.

That changed,‌ the Times reported, around the time IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler came forward,⁢ alleging the investigation into Biden was sabotaged ‍by the Justice Department.

The whistleblowers alleged that ‌the​ DOJ shielded Biden and his father from scrutiny, preventing​ prosecutors from‌ filing ⁣felony charges and undermining the tax investigation.

After the whistleblowers ‍testified⁢ before⁣ Congress, Weiss and his deputy Lesley Wolf changed their tune, deciding the first son should plead guilty‍ to tax charges, ​the Times reported:

As⁣ the testimony from the I.R.S. agents took hold, Mr. Biden’s legal team felt the ground shift beneath them. The U.S. attorney’s office ‍suddenly⁣ went quiet.

On Tuesday, May 23, after four days of silence, Ms. Wolf delivered unwelcome news. Mr. Weiss had revised what he​ wanted in the deal, now demanding that ⁢Mr. Biden plead guilty to two misdemeanor ‌counts of failing to pay his taxes. It ⁤crossed a red line for Mr. Clark.

Erupting in ‌anger, Mr. Clark‍ accused⁤ Ms. ‌Wolf of misleading him. He renounced the​ possibility of any deal, but after ‌consulting with Mr. Biden,‍ reversed course⁢ and told Ms. Wolf that Mr. Biden was willing ⁢to go along.

Biden and Weiss then negotiated a now-infamous⁢ plea deal‍ that​ would have seen the first son avoid prison time and win broad immunity from further prosecution in exchange​ for ⁣pleading guilty ‌to⁣ misdemeanor tax‌ crimes.

Federal ⁤judge Maryellen Noreika last month rejected that⁣ plea deal, ​ taking issue ​ with the broad immunity ⁣the first son would have won. She told prosecutors and Biden’s legal⁤ team to ‍craft a new one.‌ She said the original deal was “not standard” and “different from what I normally see.”

Politico reported this weekend that lawyers for‍ Hunter Biden threatened to put⁣ President Joe Biden on the stand if their​ client ​was charged. “President Biden now unquestionably would ​be‌ a fact witness for the defense in ⁢any ⁣criminal trial,” Hunter Biden lawyer Chris Clark said​ in an October 2022 letter to Weiss.