The legal saga for President Joe Biden’s son took a spectacular turn earlier this summer when a plea deal collapsed under scrutiny by a judge who questioned why Hunter would be allowed to avoid gun charges in exchange for pleading guilty to lying about his income. Prosecutors at the time claimed gun charges were still on the table, something Hunter’s lawyers disputed in court.
By continuing to plead not guilty to the other charges, Hunter threatens to drag his case to trial just as President Joe Biden’s campaign struggles continue to garner headlines. Biden, who is already underwater in polling among the public and members of his own party, will be forced to answer questions about his involvement in Hunter’s business activities. Earlier this summer, a key associate of the Biden family testified that he witnessed Biden participate in dozens of business meetings that raise the specter of whether the then-vice president exerted influence to improperly benefit Hunter and other members of his family.
House Republicans continue to dog President Biden for his connection to Hunter. Before his ouster, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched an impeachment inquiry that examined how or why the president traded “things of value” to foreign businessmen connected to adversarial governments including the Chinese communist party. President Biden has angrily denied wrongdoing, a reaction mirrored by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Upon news of the impeachment inquiry, the administration sent a memo to most mainstream news organizations demanding they report on the “lies” Republicans are telling about the president.
