Conservative social media and cable TV stations, have associated Joe Biden and Hunter Biden with all kind of influence peddling schemes, with zero evidence. It is not illegal to benefit from your family’s name to help secure high paying consulting jobs. It also helps to have graduated from a prestigious law school (Yale) and have worked years at a very well know law firm (Boies, Shillert, Flexner LLP).

Now, let’s move on to the facts. Hunter Biden will likely be tried in Delaware, for gun related charges, and in California for failure to pay federal taxes.

Sept 19, 2023: Delaware charges. Hunter Biden was officially indicted in Delaware on three federal firearms-related charges: two for making false statements on a firearm application form and one for prohibited possession of a firearm.

December 7, 2023: California charges. Hunter Biden was indicted on nine additional charges, including three felony and six misdemeanor offenses, for allegedly failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019.

The 56-page filing laid out a series of charges, including allegations that the president’s son failed to pay taxes, failed to file, evaded an assessment and filed a fraudulent form. The indictment says that “rather than pay his taxes, the Defendant spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle.”

“Between 2016 and October 15, 2020, the Defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes,” the indictment says.

See link: Hunter’s spending habits

There may be more charges against Hunter Biden in the future. One possibility is a failure to register as a foreign agent. Biden has pled not guilty to the Delaware charges, and I expect the same for the California charges.

These are serious criminal charges, and Biden’s guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts in either late 2024 or early 2025. He can try to plea bargain, but I’m not sure if the prosecutors are willing to cut him a deal. It certainly sounds like he is guilty of tax fraud and in which case, he will likely serve time. The US Department of Justice is not targeting Trump or Biden, nor Steve Bannon or Bob Menendez, but anyone who has broken to law. These are all wealthy and intelligent individuals, who when they break the law, have to suffer the consequences like the rest of us.

Remember Lady Justice carries a balance in one hand and a sword in another. I have faith in our legal system, that Hunter Biden will be tried based on the facts of the case. And he can always appeal the decision.

Neither of these indictments connect Joe Biden with Hunter Biden’s crimes. Yet Republicans in the House, act as if these indictments support their impeachment probe. It is absurd.

Stay tuned,

Dave