Allies of President Biden described his son Hunter’s federal plea deal Tuesday as evidence of the integrity of the criminal justice system. But former president Donald Trump joined other Republicans in calling the plea confirmation of the opposite.
said in a statement that the deal “only raises further questions about Hunter Biden’s crimes and the double standard of justice.”“If Hunter was not connected to the elite DC class he would have been put in jail a long time ago,” Florida Gov.Congressional Republicans echoed the concern. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called the plea deal “a stunt.” Sen. Rick Scott called the agreement “a slap on the wrist.” Sen. Marsha Blackburn and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called it a “sweetheart deal.
Hunter Biden, 53, agreed to plead guilty in a deal brokered with Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump appointee, to misdemeanor charges of willful failure to pay taxes. He also admitted to the facts of a gun charge, according to a court filing, which does not constitute a guilty plea. Both cases date back to before his father’s election as president, during a time when he has admitted to regularly using crack cocaine.
Republicans seeking the White House have for months pointed to Hunter’s legal troubles and ongoing investigations by House Republicans of his connections to foreign companies as evidence of what former vice president Mike Pence, like Comer,After Trump was indicted on federal charges related to mishandling classified documents and obstruction of justice, DeSantis suggested that the Justice Department was playing favorites.
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