5 takeaways from the latest indictment of Hunter Biden

[CharlieH]

 

A new indictment of Hunter Biden became public on Thursday evening.

President Biden’s son faces a total of nine charges — three felonies and six misdemeanors — in relation to tax evasion and other tax-related matters.

 

 

Biden already faces gun charges, relating to allegedly lying about his use of illegal drugs in the process of buying a gun in 2018.

The new charges were approved by a grand jury empaneled by Special Counsel David Weiss. Weiss was first appointed as the U.S. Attorney for Delaware by former President Trump but continued in the role after Present Biden’s election. 

Weiss has received criticism from Republicans more recently for purportedly being too lenient on Hunter Biden. He was appointed special counsel in August.

The charges, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, come after a plea deal collapsed during the summer.

Biden is expected to vigorously contest the charges. If convicted, he would face a maximum sentence of 17 years in prison. 

Here are the political takeaways from the new indictment.

 

Trump and Hunter Biden criminal trials loom in an election year

There are plenty of differences in the trials facing former President Trump and Hunter Biden.

Hunter Biden has never held or sought public office. His alleged offenses, though serious, pose no fundamental threat to American democracy comparable with the details of Trump’s indictments relating to election interference and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

But a Biden trial would be embarrassing for father and son alike.

The alleged law-breaking is only part of the story. There is also its luridness to consider.

Hunter Biden has himself written about his conduct while he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction following the death of his brother Beau in 2015.

A trial would bring fresh attention to a lifestyle that, according to the indictment, included vast expenditures 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.”

 

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[JonnyF]

Children are a reflection of their parents.

 

Being the son the POTUS cannot keep you out of jail forever. This is starting to resemble the case of the red bull kid in Thailand. A national embarrassment for the once great US of A. Let's hope they prove that there is no corruption in the US legal system and he goes to jail. It's time. 

[illisdean]

Well done Joe, keep it up.

 

 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-cracking-down-on-wealthy-tax-cheats-is-fiscally-responsible-biden-says-during-state-of-the-union

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31 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Children are a reflection of their parents.

 

Being the son the POTUS cannot keep you out of jail forever. This is starting to resemble the case of the red bull kid in Thailand. A national embarrassment for the once great US of A. Let's hope they prove that there is no corruption in the US legal system and he goes to jail. It's time. 

Are you aware the Biden has 4 children? Well, three. One died possibly because of exposure to toxic chemicals during his service in Iraq.

[BKKKevin]

Ezek 18
The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

[Tug]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

Children are a reflection of their parents.

 

Being the son the POTUS cannot keep you out of jail forever. This is starting to resemble the case of the red bull kid in Thailand. A national embarrassment for the once great US of A. Let's hope they prove that there is no corruption in the US legal system and he goes to jail. It's time. 

Pure desperation on the the part of the retrumplikans id love to see a full blown investigation of blondy and her hubby in their sweetheart 2 billion grift of the Saudis (love to know what they got in return humm?)or perhaps blondies involvement in daddy’s scam charity?

[Hawaiian]

35 minutes ago, Tug said:

Pure desperation on the the part of the retrumplikans id love to see a full blown investigation of blondy and her hubby in their sweetheart 2 billion grift of the Saudis (love to know what they got in return humm?)or perhaps blondies involvement in daddy’s scam charity?

What is so desperate about wanting to see justice served?  I am a lifelong independent and far from being a "retrumplikan."  As pointed out in the indictment, Hunter bragged about his opulent lifestyle while intentionally evading $1.4 million in income taxes.  You are the desperate one, using what aboutism to defend this shameful crime.  Shame on you.

The Democrats control the DOJ.  Why haven't they gone after blondy?  When you make accusations, name real names or is it because you are confused about who's who?

[Hawaiian]

1 hour ago, placeholder said:

Are you aware the Biden has 4 children? Well, three. One died possibly because of exposure to toxic chemicals during his service in Iraq.

Seems in this case the old saying, "There's one in every family," applies.  Black sheep, that is.

[Hawaiian]

11 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

What is so desperate about wanting to see justice served?  I am a lifelong independent and far from being a "retrumplikan."  As pointed out in the indictment, Hunter bragged about his opulent lifestyle while intentionally evading $1.4 million in income taxes.  You are the desperate one, using what aboutism to defend this shameful crime.  Shame on you.

The Democrats control the DOJ.  Why haven't they gone after blondy?  When you make accusations, name real names or is it because you are confused about who's who?

I have read of Hunter's excuse of turning to drugs because he could not handle the grief over his brother's, Beau, death.  Using a dead relative as an excuse for drug addiction is another sorry and shameful excuse.  Go ahead.  Keep defending him.

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34 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Seems in this case the old saying, "There's one in every family," applies.  Black sheep, that is.

Well, if that's the case, then by JonnyF's logic, I guess the Biden family was 1/4 bad and 3/4 good. I think that claim was entirely ridiculous.

Edited December 10, 2023 by placeholder

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28 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

I have read of Hunter's excuse of turning to drugs because he could not handle the grief over his brother's, Beau, death.  Using a dead relative as an excuse for drug addiction is another sorry and shameful excuse.  Go ahead.  Keep defending him.

A dead relative? Really? You mean like a second cousin? Classifying a brother as just a "dead relative" is a very cheap shot. 

[Hawaiian]

3 hours ago, placeholder said:

A dead relative? Really? You mean like a second cousin? Classifying a brother as just a "dead relative" is a very cheap shot. 

A cheap shot?  Really?  You injected "just" just to prove a point.  Who's being insensitive now?  Typical of your antics, blowing things all out of proportion.  Making mountains out of molehills comes to mind.

[JonnyF]

9 hours ago, placeholder said:

Are you aware the Biden has 4 children? Well, three. One died possibly because of exposure to toxic chemicals during his service in Iraq.

 

Yeah Joe lied about that as well to try and score points during a speech. 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12113639/Biden-raises-eyebrows-claiming-late-son-Beau-passed-away-brain-cancer-died-Iraq.html

 

Imagine that, misleading people about your own sons death to score brownie points. I'd say it was a new low but this is Joe Biden we are talking about.

[EVENKEEL]

7 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

I have read of Hunter's excuse of turning to drugs because he could not handle the grief over his brother's, Beau, death.  Using a dead relative as an excuse for drug addiction is another sorry and shameful excuse.  Go ahead.  Keep defending him.

Hunter was so devastated he started having affair with the dead brother's wife. 

[impulse]

I couldn't care less about Hunter, except to the extent it exposes Joe's lies and any crimes he has committed.  Anyone remember the debate where he claimed Hunter never took money from China and he never discussed Hunter's business?  Sorry lying liar who lies, now exposed.

 

The indictments of Hunter are a clever ruse to a) make sure he doesn't testify to congress because now he has 5th amendment protections and b) to give the illusion that they're being equal in their application of the law.  He'll never spend a day in prison for his misdeeds because this will drag on through election day 2024 and the next day, Biden will prove once again he's a lying liar and pardon him. 

 

(That's assuming Joe even makes it the election day.  I agree with some right wing conspiracies that Joe will suddenly take ill before the election, when the walls close in, and Kamala will pardon him and his son a'la Ford/ Nixon.)

Edited December 10, 2023 by impulse

[sirineou]

10 hours ago, placeholder said:

One died possibly because of exposure to toxic chemicals during his service in Iraq.

If indeed "Children are a reflection of their parents " is true , then I wonder  how many of trump's children have served their country in the military , and how they reflect on him. 

[Tug]

It’s slander politics no more no less except this time they can’t find anything on our successful president so they attack his son.President Biden running true to form stands with his son as any decent father would.

[sirineou]

16 minutes ago, Tug said:

It’s slander politics no more no less except this time they can’t find anything on our successful president so they attack his son.President Biden running true to form stands with his son as any decent father would.

It's something for them to hang their hat on, 

I feel sorry for them it must not be easy to have the whole world laughing at them.

Be compassionate, They have so little, let them have this. 

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1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

 

Yeah Joe lied about that as well to try and score points during a speech. 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12113639/Biden-raises-eyebrows-claiming-late-son-Beau-passed-away-brain-cancer-died-Iraq.html

 

Imagine that, misleading people about your own sons death to score brownie points. I'd say it was a new low but this is Joe Biden we are talking about.

And this reflects on his other children how exactly?

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1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

 

Yeah Joe lied about that as well to try and score points during a speech. 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12113639/Biden-raises-eyebrows-claiming-late-son-Beau-passed-away-brain-cancer-died-Iraq.html

 

Imagine that, misleading people about your own sons death to score brownie points. I'd say it was a new low but this is Joe Biden we are talking about.

Biden has been famous for making gas throughout his career. Previously he had repeatedly said that he blamed his son's death from brain cancer due to his exposure to toxic chemicals in Iraq. Given that the facts were publicly known, accusing Biden of attempting deception is ridiculous

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1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Hunter was so devastated he started having affair with the dead brother's wife. 

Ya think sister-in-law equals sister?

[illisdean]

On 12/11/2023 at 6:59 AM, Tug said:

It’s slander politics no more no less except this time they can’t find anything on our successful president so they attack his son.President Biden running true to form stands with his son as any decent father would.

 

It would have been prudent for JB, a great father and man of integrity to counsel the crack head to cool his jets while being a  "lobbyist" since flying on AF2 to UA and becoming a board member o Burisma. One thing lead to another and here you are, majority think Biden is involved. HB is moaning about a crack relapse and Republicans are trying to "kill him."

 

Can't make this up, and the Biden legacy keeps on evolving on the side of comic humiliation and outlandish absurdity never before seen. You could say that if one forgoes expensive indulgence in crack cocaine and prostitutes in favor of paying income tax, felony tax indictments are not a probable outcome. Hunter was never so smart though.

 

https://time.com/6344206/hunter-biden-claims-republicans-trying-to-kill-him/

 

https://apnorc.org/projects/most-say-biden-has-acted-either-illegally-or-unethically-in-his-sons-business-dealings/

 

Meanwhile, the gloom over Biden corruption scandal is well known among the majority and a potential FARA indictment will lead right up to Joe and bring more impressive legacy accolades to arguably a very troubled family of Biden misfits.

 

 

 

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.907805/gov.uscourts.cacd.907805.1.0_1.pdf

 

[EVENKEEL]

1 hour ago, placeholder said:

Ya think sister-in-law equals sister?

It's family. It shows how hunter's moral compass works. But, seems like it doesn't bother you, which is an indicator of your own compass.

[Liverpool Lou]

13 hours ago, JonnyF said:

This is starting to resemble the case of the red bull kid in Thailand.

What?  No similarity whatsoever.

[Liverpool Lou]

12 hours ago, placeholder said:

13 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Children are a reflection of their parents.

 

Being the son the POTUS cannot keep you out of jail forever. This is starting to resemble the case of the red bull kid in Thailand. A national embarrassment for the once great US of A. Let's hope they prove that there is no corruption in the US legal system and he goes to jail. It's time. 

Are you aware the Biden has 4 children?

What has the number of children he has got to do with it?

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1 minute ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What has the number of children he has got to do with it?

You really don't get it? JonnyF claimed that children are a reflection of their parents. Biden had 4 children. Only one of them is named Hunter.

[Liverpool Lou]

12 hours ago, BKKKevin said:

Ezek 18
The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son:

The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: neither shall the father accept dodgy, laundered money from his equally dodgy son, nor shall he lie about it.

[sirineou]

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

You really don't get it? JonnyF claimed that children are a reflection of their parents. Biden had 4 children. Only one of them is named Hunter.

You expect reason from trumpsters? if they were reasonable they would not be trumpsters. 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

1 minute ago, placeholder said:

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What has the number of children he has got to do with it?

You really don't get it? JonnyF claimed that children are a reflection of their parents. Biden had 4 children. Only one of them is named Hunter.

You don't get it.   You really think the rest of the dodgy family are pure as and weren't in on receiving the dirty bunce indirectly?!

[Liverpool Lou]

2 minutes ago, sirineou said:

4 minutes ago, placeholder said:

You really don't get it? JonnyF claimed that children are a reflection of their parents. Biden had 4 children. Only one of them is named Hunter.

You expect reason from trumpsters? if they were reasonable they would not be trumpsters. 

And, just as rationally...you expect reason from Bidensters? if they were reasonable they would not be Bidensters.