Lawyers for Biden’s eldest son, Hunter Biden, have filed a motion asking the court to dismiss the grand jury indictment against Biden’s son in its entirety, but the special counsel in charge of the case says the dismissal should be overruled. claims.
President Biden late Sunday night pardoned his son Hunter, sparing him sentencing in two separate trials in which he was convicted of illegally purchasing guns and failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes. “Misjudgment”.
On Monday, U.S. Justice Department Special Counsel David Weiss filed a motion with gun judge Mariellen Noreika to deny Hunter’s motion to dismiss the charges.
“The government does not dispute that defendant received an act of mercy,” Weiss said in his filing. “That the grand jury’s decision to indict him based on a finding of probable cause is vacated just because the defendant falsely alleges that the charges were the result of some improper motive or selective prosecution.” That doesn’t mean you should.
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President Biden and his son Hunter Biden exit a bookstore while shopping in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on November 29, 2024. Biden on Sunday formally pardoned his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing on tax evasion and two federal criminal charges. Purchase of firearms. (Mandel Gann/AFP via Getty Images)
The special prosecutor asked for the dismissal of the indictment, adding, “No court has agreed with the defendant regarding these baseless allegations, and we find no support in law for the defendant’s request to dismiss the indictment.”
In response to the request, Mr. Hunter’s attorney, Abby Lowell, of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Winston & Strawn, argued that the majority of courts upheld the dismissal.
“The special counsel paradoxically suggested that Biden’s pardon meant the court would dismiss the charges, arguing that Biden’s notice had ‘no legal support.’ However, at the same time, the special counsel “chosen to dismiss the indictment when faced with a majority of the court’s decision,” the defense team wrote. “The special counsel’s admission that this is the practice of the ‘majority court’ provides solid legal support for Mr. Biden’s argument that his removal is justified.”
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President Biden’s son Hunter Biden chases attorney Abby Lowell at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 10, 2024. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Hunter Biden was convicted in the gun case in June, with a jury of his peers finding that he made false statements about gun purchases and false statements about information federally licensed gun dealers are required to keep. making a statement and possession of a firearm by an illegal user or addict of a controlled substance.
He has a well-documented history of drug abuse, most prominently documented in his 2021 memoir Beautiful Things, in which he previously revealed that he used crack cocaine. He explains to the reader how he had to smoke every 20 minutes and how heavy his addiction was. He calls himself a “crack daddy” to drug dealers, and there are also anecdotes centered around drug dealing, such as the nickname for Washington, D.C. crack dealer Hunter Biden, “Bicycles.”
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In the tax case, Hunter faced three felonies and another six misdemeanors for failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes. As jury selection was about to begin in Los Angeles federal court in September, Mr. Hunter made a surprise guilty plea.
Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.
