REPORT: Biden Having ‘Fits Of Rage’ Over Hunter’s Criminal Charges

President Joe Biden is not only “consumed” by the legal woes of his son Hunter; he is now flying into “fits of rage” according to confidants who detailed his reaction to a bevy of news about Hunter’s ongoing federal prosecution.

Insiders who spoke with Axios described a leader at times either frustrated, angry, or saddened by the slow drip of scandals surrounding Hunter. Last week the embattled first son was indicted on nine new counts related to tax fraud by special counsel David Weiss. Nothing, they say, is more likely to suddenly shift the president’s mood than the topic of his son and the multiple federal cases he is facing while struggling to maintain sobriety.

The irritation was apparently during a recent press conference where President Biden swatted away questions from a reporter who pointed out that 70 percent of Americans and 40 percent of Democrats believe he acted unethically related to his family’s business dealings.

“It’s just a bunch of lies,” replied Biden before waving his hand and walking away.

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Weighed down by guilt, President Biden has expressed remorse for running for a second term, confiding that he believes Hunter would not be charged with tax and gun crimes if he decided to not seek reelection. The president’s relationship with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has become frigid following Garland’s decision to grant Weiss special counsel powers, a move that Biden believes is meant to appease bad-faith GOP critics while abdicating his authority to approve or deny the cases against his son. One person close to the president compared Garland to former FBI Director James Comey, saying both were obsessed with the appearance of integrity rather than making the right decision.

As the only other family member to survive a 1972 car crash, Hunter holds a special place to President Biden, though their relationship is “particularly deep and complicated,” aides said. Only several of the most senior and long-serving staffers to the president feel comfortable broaching the topic of his son, knowing it can cause Biden to respond with fury or dejection.

House Republicans are expected to formalize an impeachment inquiry against President Biden as they search for evidence that he schemed with Hunter, Sara and James Biden, and associates to enrich themselves through foreign business dealings that traded on the family name. Even some Democrats like Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) have admitted that the charges against Hunter, some of which relate to unpaid taxes from those deals, are “legally justified.”

President Biden has also lost touch with Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC), one of the few Republicans on Capitol Hill who go back decades with him and held a collegial relationship for years. Biden believes Graham, who backs the investigation into Hunter, broke an unspoken code about never going after the children of political opponents. He continues to vent privately about his former friend, admitting in a fundraiser last year, “He used to be a friend; I don’t know what happened to him — Lindsey Graham.”