When is Hunter Biden In fact Will he have to face the consequences of his violations of the law?
His tax fraud trial was finally scheduled to begin Thursday, but Hunter’s lawyers made a reckless move and sought to plead guilty while maintaining his innocence, without even notifying prosecutors.
Oh, please.
The move is typical of Hunter: In this case, as in his gun trial earlier this year, his lawyers blamed his drug addiction for his decision to commit the crimes.
A plea from Alfred would admit that the prosecution held him for dead (they did), but still claim that it wasn’t really his fault.
Nothing ever is, it seems.
You can hardly blame him for trying: For years, Hunter saw his bad behavior excused, minimized and ignored by the media, his family and even the feds.
First, the Justice Department dragged its feet in bringing charges: Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss began investigating Hunter in 2018, but IRS whistleblowers had to come forward and testify before Congress that the Justice Department had slowed down the prosecution, letting the statute of limitations expire on $145,000 in unpaid taxes from 2014.
When Weiss did To bring charges, his office tried to secure an unprecedented deal for Hunter that ensured the first son would get blanket immunity for virtually every crime he may have committed.
Sharp-eyed U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika was crushed that.
And we still don’t know whether Hunter will ever be held accountable for his years of lucrative influence peddling while his father was vice president.
Meanwhile, most media outlets have taken a He’s just a kid! approach to the 54-year-old, either completely ignoring Hunter’s law violations or offering teary-eyed lighthearted articles about how inspiring it is that Joe Biden still loves his failed son.
Why should Hunter believe in responsibility now, when he has avoided it most of his life?
Even with the guilty verdict in his gun case, and an almost certain verdict in the tax case, he surely expects Joe to pardon him after Election Day, despite his claims to the contrary – since his political career is over on January 21.
The general public has no way of ensuring that Hunter faces the full consequences of his actions.
But Americans have every right to demand accountability from all those who shielded him from justice.
New York Post
