Hunter Biden is set to face evidence in an upcoming trial that he received compensation from a Romanian businessman who was allegedly trying to influence U.S. policy, according to a recent court filing by the special counsel's office. The businessman sought to sway U.S. public opinion and influence an American investigation into a Romanian investigation targeting him, according to the prosecution.

 

The evidence presented by the prosecution will suggest that Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, received financial compensation from this foreign principal in return for efforts to influence U.S. policy, specifically concerning the Romanian investigation of the businessman. Senior assistant special counsel Derek Hines, in a filing submitted Wednesday, stated that the trial evidence would demonstrate this compensation was part of a broader attempt to impact U.S. policy.

 

The prosecution's case will not allege that Hunter Biden engaged in lobbying activities as part of this compensation. Instead, the special counsel's office contends that Biden performed minimal work for the substantial sums of money he received from these entities. The details surrounding these financial arrangements are expected to play a crucial role in the upcoming trial.

 

The prosecution included these new details in a filing urging the court to reject Hunter Biden’s request to exclude certain pieces of evidence that his legal team argues could be prejudicial. Biden faces allegations related to tax evasion, failure to file taxes, evasion of assessment, and filing a fraudulent tax form.

 

Efforts to reach Hunter Biden's attorney for comment were unsuccessful as of Wednesday night. The original indictment against Hunter Biden claims that between November 2015 and May 2017, he received roughly a third of a $3.1 million compensation package based on an oral agreement to assist the Romanian businessman, identified in the filings as “G.P.,” in contesting bribery charges in Romania. The prosecution's case is expected to feature testimony from a business associate who will describe efforts by the Romanian businessman to engage the associate and another person in pressing U.S. federal agencies to open an investigation, aimed at halting the criminal investigation in Romania.

 

Despite these allegations, the prosecution has clarified that they will not present evidence showing that Hunter Biden received direct compensation from a foreign state or that he was paid for actions taken by his father, President Biden, which might have influenced national or international politics. However, Hines emphasized that the structure of Biden's compensation and the nature of his work are relevant to understanding his state of mind and intent during the tax years in question.

 

The special counsel's filing also challenges any notion that Hunter Biden's actions were a result of diminished capacity due to his drug addiction. Hines argued that despite his addiction, Biden’s agreement to attempt to influence U.S. public policy and to receive millions of dollars for doing so indicates a clear intent and awareness of his actions.

 

As the trial date approaches, the focus on Hunter Biden’s business dealings, particularly his relationships with the Romanian businessman, the Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma, and CEFC China Energy Company, is likely to intensify. The trial is scheduled to begin next month, with significant attention expected on the evidence presented by the special counsel's team.

 

Credit: NBC News  2024-08-09

 

 

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I am sure there is a legitimate reason that Hunter received large amounts of money from Romania. It get a few million from them every year just for being me.

1 hour ago, Cryingdick said:

I am sure there is a legitimate reason that Hunter received large amounts of money from Romania. It get a few million from them every year just for being me.

Probably the same as when trump received 10 million from the Egyptian goverment. 

Hey here is an idea! perhaps they can share a cell together. 

4 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Probably the same as when trump received 10 million from the Egyptian goverment. 

Hey here is an idea! perhaps they can share a cell together. 

 

don't make me call the big guy.

6 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Probably the same as when trump received 10 million from the Egyptian goverment. 

Hey here is an idea! perhaps they can share a cell together. 

So that in and of itself makes it OK for Hunter... right?

8 minutes ago, JustMyOpinion said:

So that in and of itself makes it OK for Hunter... right?

 

Not at all my friend. If hunter id guilty, he should go to jail like other guilty people.

I am sure it's an opinion you also support , right? 

7 minutes ago, JustMyOpinion said:

So that in and of itself makes it OK for Hunter... right?

If he did it "NO" of course not. He should get the same verdict of guilt, same a The Don

31 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

don't make me call the big guy.

Aww don’t worry stoner Donald will be sharing a cell with Jarrod for that 10 billion influence job with the Saudis guess ivanka will be all by herself in the women’s penitentiary 

50 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Probably the same as when trump received 10 million from the Egyptian goverment. 

Hey here is an idea! perhaps they can share a cell together. 

You state this as fact. Show the link providing evidence! I can not believe the Dems ready and willing to believe anything negative proposed to them even without factual proof to confirm or deny what they claim. Hearsay, insinuations, assumptions become realistic when Democrats talk about it. Wake up and smell the coffee ok...

34 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

You state this as fact. Show the link providing evidence! I can not believe the Dems ready and willing to believe anything negative proposed to them even without factual proof to confirm or deny what they claim. Hearsay, insinuations, assumptions become realistic when Democrats talk about it. Wake up and smell the coffee ok...

Until Hunter goe to court that is all you have also.

1 hour ago, sirineou said:

Probably the same as when trump received 10 million from the Egyptian goverment. 

Hey here is an idea! perhaps they can share a cell together. 

Not sure what Trump has to do with the fact that Romania sends me millions of dollars a year and now I am on trial for tax fraud.

58 minutes ago, Tug said:

Aww don’t worry stoner Donald will be sharing a cell with Jarrod for that 10 billion influence job with the Saudis guess ivanka will be all by herself in the women’s penitentiary 

 

come on you know you smiled at that one. my own prime minister sells weapons to the saudis. question is....who doesn't kiss their arse. 

 

i tell you what. put in a good word for trump at the liv golf tour. everyone wins. 

Oh dear. More shame incoming for the Biden Crime Family. 

Another ketchup throwing at the wall dross attempt by the do nothing GOP Delaware AG David Weiss. What happen to the Gomer and Gym Jordan house inquiry for Hunter. Gone cold and hope no one talk about it ambarrassment. 

Hunter, Schmunter. 

 

The scary thing is that Biden's sitting across the negotiating table from foreign leaders, many of them adversarial, who have that kind of dirt that could send his kid to prison.

 

I'm sure it's just as legit as the $2billion the Saudis paid Jared Kushner just before his father in law left the White House. 

5 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

I can not believe the Dems ready and willing to believe anything negative proposed to them even without factual proof to confirm or deny what they claim. Hearsay, insinuations, assumptions become realistic when Democrats talk about it. Wake up and smell the coffee ok...

 

There's an interesting study that just came out that's germane to this discussion.

 

https://www.psypost.org/republican-voters-show-leniency-toward-moral-misconduct-by-party-members-study-finds/#google_vignette

 

"The results showed that Republican and Democratic voters differ in their desire to punish politicians for moral transgressions. When the perceived severity of a moral violation was low, Republicans exhibited a stronger desire to punish than Democrats. However, this punitive desire was significantly reduced if the transgressor was a member of their own party. In contrast, Democratic voters demonstrated a higher overall desire to punish politicians for moral violations, particularly when the perceived severity was moderate to high. Notably, Democrats did not show an in-party bias; their punitive responses were consistent regardless of the politician’s party affiliation." 

 

This jibes well with the discussions on ASEAN Now. As numerous posters on the Left have stated, we've no problem whatsoever with Hunter Biden being punished for breaking the law. Do the crime, do the time! Yet we have also observed, the posters on the Right are willing to overlook pretty much anything that their favoured politicians do because they're heavily partisan and allow that to skew their judgement. As the authors note:

“Overall, we reinforce earlier findings that moral foundations are not a clear bedrock on which our beliefs about how to respond to transgressive politicians rest,” Redlawsk explained. “Instead, partisanship seems to be able to override moral foundations, especially among Republican voters in our studies and especially when the violation is perceived as less severe.”

2 hours ago, impulse said:

Hunter, Schmunter. 

 

The scary thing is that Biden's sitting across the negotiating table from foreign leaders, many of them adversarial, who have that kind of dirt that could send his kid to prison.

 

Ah! Those tough negotiations with Romania, 🤣

8 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

I am sure there is a legitimate reason that Hunter received large amounts of money from Romania. It get a few million from them every year just for being me.

He won't have to worry. He is part of the protected class.  Yes, I know about the gun charge.  Know why that is the only thing they brought charges against him on this.  On any other charge, the Big Guy would wind up being charged too.  We can't have that happen.

41 minutes ago, thaipo7 said:

He won't have to worry. He is part of the protected class.  Yes, I know about the gun charge.  Know why that is the only thing they brought charges against him on this.  On any other charge, the Big Guy would wind up being charged too.  We can't have that happen.

Another conspiracy theory, as usual...

3 hours ago, impulse said:

Hunter, Schmunter. 

 

The scary thing is that Biden's sitting across the negotiating table from foreign leaders, many of them adversarial, who have that kind of dirt that could send his kid to prison.

 

 

Scary thing is that Joe Biden is still president for the next 6 months.

 

Talk about a lame duck. More like dead as a dodo.

What does ‘the evidence will suggest’ mean.

 

It’s either evidence that shows or or evidence that proves.

 

 

13 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

I am sure there is a legitimate reason that Hunter received large amounts of money from Romania. It get a few million from them every year just for being me.

 

Your thoughts on trump saying to oil executives if they donate a billion dollars he will take care of them. In comparison H. Biden's activities are miniscule. 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/trump-oil-ceo-donation

10 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Oh dear. More shame incoming for the Biden Crime Family. 

Weiss had to fess up finally !The 2 senator  Blue 

ticket carreer doj official finally comes clean on his agencies efforts 

on Obstructing Fara  .imop

 

Two tier justice   Hunter & Joe escape fara while Scott Ritter is accused right quick!

And how many Republicans have done the same? Lots.

 

https://newrepublic.com/article/180630/russia-corruption-network-europe-buying-politicians-america

 

“I think Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base,” Representative Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Puck’s Julia Ioffe last week. Representative Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, went further, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper a few days later, “We see directly coming from Russia attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor.”

11 hours ago, impulse said:

Hunter, Schmunter. 

 

The scary thing is that Biden's sitting across the negotiating table from foreign leaders, many of them adversarial, who have that kind of dirt that could send his kid to prison.

 

What about Trump? His son in law got billions from the middle east. Trump's trying to build a tower in Moscow.

 

Stunning you give this BS a pass. Shows what's wrong with America.

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal

 

Donald Trump’s Worst Deal

The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

On 8/9/2024 at 6:13 AM, sirineou said:

 

Not at all my friend. If hunter id guilty, he should go to jail like other guilty people.

I am sure it's an opinion you also support , right? 

Then why make the comparison... each should stand on their own and this OP is about hunter not trump.

8 hours ago, Roo Island said:

What about Trump? His son in law got billions from the middle east. Trump's trying to build a tower in Moscow.

 

Stunning you give this BS a pass. Shows what's wrong with America.

 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal

 

Donald Trump’s Worst Deal

The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

So you approve of hunter and joe being bought off... JONATHAN TURLEY: It's very frustrating for many of us who have been writing for years, that we don't understand why there was not a charge under FARA for being an unregistered foreign agent. This record is replete with contracts, so it seemed to meet the standard used in earlier cases during the Trump administration. You couldn't have an official go to Epcot without getting a FARA charge from the Justice Department. It seemed to be one of the most ubiquitous charges coming out of that department. With Hunter Biden, they have consistently ignored overwhelming evidence that he was receiving millions to influence policy. So now, after all that time, Weiss files this thing with the courts saying, oh, well, yeah, we know that he was directing this stuff because he was getting money to influence U.S. policy from this Romanian. And it left everyone scratching their heads. It's like saying we can prove auto theft because we know he used it in the kidnaping. And the question is, well, why didn't you charge him on the kidnaping?

17 hours ago, JonnyF said:

 

Scary thing is that Joe Biden is still president for the next 6 months.

 

Talk about a lame duck. More like dead as a dodo.

Put a pin in that.

4 hours ago, JustMyOpinion said:

So you approve of hunter and joe being bought off... JONATHAN TURLEY: It's very frustrating for many of us who have been writing for years, that we don't understand why there was not a charge under FARA for being an unregistered foreign agent. This record is replete with contracts, so it seemed to meet the standard used in earlier cases during the Trump administration. You couldn't have an official go to Epcot without getting a FARA charge from the Justice Department. It seemed to be one of the most ubiquitous charges coming out of that department. With Hunter Biden, they have consistently ignored overwhelming evidence that he was receiving millions to influence policy. So now, after all that time, Weiss files this thing with the courts saying, oh, well, yeah, we know that he was directing this stuff because he was getting money to influence U.S. policy from this Romanian. And it left everyone scratching their heads. It's like saying we can prove auto theft because we know he used it in the kidnaping. And the question is, well, why didn't you charge him on the kidnaping?

More B.S.! Where is your evidence that Joe has been bought off? In the MAGA alternate universe? 😃