{"id":600506,"date":"2023-12-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/5-takeaways-from-the-latest-indictment-of-hunter-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-12-09T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:00:00","slug":"5-takeaways-from-the-latest-indictment-of-hunter-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-takeaways-from-the-latest-indictment-of-hunter-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"#5 takeaways from the latest indictment of Hunter Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40715b70d65\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40715b70d65\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-takeaways-from-the-latest-indictment-of-hunter-biden\/#Trump_and_Hunter_Biden_criminal_trials_loom_in_an_election_year\" >Trump and Hunter Biden criminal trials loom in an election year<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-takeaways-from-the-latest-indictment-of-hunter-biden\/#But_no_mention_of_President_Biden_in_the_indictment\" >But no mention of President Biden in the indictment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-takeaways-from-the-latest-indictment-of-hunter-biden\/#Hunter_forced_back_onto_the_defensive_again_with_Republicans\" >Hunter forced back onto the defensive again with Republicans<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-takeaways-from-the-latest-indictment-of-hunter-biden\/#A_measure_of_vindication_for_the_IRS_whistleblowers\" >A measure of vindication for the IRS whistleblowers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/5-takeaways-from-the-latest-indictment-of-hunter-biden\/#Fresh_momentum_for_the_story\" >Fresh momentum for the story<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/memo_stanage_120923_AP.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A new indictment of Hunter Biden became public on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden\u2019s son faces a total of nine charges \u2014 three felonies and six misdemeanors \u2014 in relation to tax evasion and other tax-related matters.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Biden already faces gun charges, relating to allegedly lying about his use of illegal drugs in the process of buying a gun in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The new charges were <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by a grand jury empaneled by Special Counsel David Weiss. Weiss was first appointed as the U.S. Attorney for Delaware by former President Trump but continued in the role after Present Biden\u2019s election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Weiss has received criticism from Republicans more recently for purportedly being too lenient on Hunter Biden. He was appointed special counsel in August.<\/p>\n<p>The charges, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, come after a plea deal collapsed during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is expected to vigorously contest the charges. If convicted, he would face a maximum sentence of 17 years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are the political takeaways from the new indictment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_and_Hunter_Biden_criminal_trials_loom_in_an_election_year\"><\/span><strong>Trump and Hunter Biden criminal trials loom in an election year<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are plenty of differences in the trials facing former President Trump and Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden has never held or sought public office. His alleged offenses, though serious, pose no fundamental threat to American democracy comparable with the details of Trump\u2019s indictments relating to election interference and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n<p>But a Biden trial would be embarrassing for father and son alike.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The alleged law-breaking is only part of the story. There is also its luridness to consider.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden has himself written about his conduct while he struggled with drug and alcohol addiction following the death of his brother Beau in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>A trial would bring fresh attention to a lifestyle that, according to the indictment, included vast expenditures on \u201cdrugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing and other items of a personal nature, in short everything but his taxes.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Among other embarrassing allegations: Biden placed women with whom he had romantic or sexual liaisons on the payroll of one of his companies, and a $10,000 payment, listed as being for \u201cgolf member deposit,\u201d was in fact for membership of a sex club.<\/p>\n<p>Even setting aside private peccadilloes, the sheer amount of money sloshing around Hunter Biden is highly incongruous with his father\u2019s \u201cScranton Joe\u201d image.<\/p>\n<p>The core of the prosecution argument is that Biden failed to pay around $1.4 million in taxes on about $7 million in income \u2014 including a $1 million salary from Ukrainian energy company Burisma and a one-third cut of a $3 million payment \u201cpurportedly to help a Romanian businessperson\u2026contest bribery charges he was facing in his home country.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_no_mention_of_President_Biden_in_the_indictment\"><\/span><strong>But no mention of President Biden in the indictment<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Republicans will take glee in the indictment, thanks to its capacity to cause turbulence for the president.<\/p>\n<p>But the GOP\u2019s efforts to prove serious wrongdoing on the commander-in-chief\u2019s part have come up empty so far.<\/p>\n<p>They will get no help from the indictment in that quest. It does not mention, or even allude to, President Biden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>On Wednesday, President Biden complained to reporters about \u201clies\u201d being told about his involvement in his son\u2019s business affairs.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are expected to hold a vote on formalizing their impeachment inquiry into the president next week.<\/p>\n<p>The move will pass unless moderate Republicans balk \u2014 a possibility that appears to be receding.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But the GOP will need to find evidence elsewhere if it is to come close to proving \u201chigh crimes and misdemeanors\u201d by the president.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hunter_forced_back_onto_the_defensive_again_with_Republicans\"><\/span><strong>Hunter forced back onto the defensive again with Republicans<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hunter Biden has been trying to wrest back the initiative from his critics in recent months, having previously taken a lower-profile approach.<\/p>\n<p>The most obvious example is his recent counter-offer after House Republicans subpoenaed him to provide a deposition behind closed doors on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, through his lawyer Abbe Lowell, said he was prepared to testify but only in public, not in private. Lowell stated this would allow the American people to see that various GOP allegations against his client are \u201cbaseless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The counterproposal was a rare public relations win for the younger Biden, even though House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) are now threatening to hold him in contempt of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s newly aggressive strategy has also included suing some of his most aggressive accusers outside Congress, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Patrick Byrne, the Trump loyalist who is the former CEO of Overstock.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the new indictment puts him on the back foot once again.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_measure_of_vindication_for_the_IRS_whistleblowers\"><\/span><strong>A measure of vindication for the IRS whistleblowers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Hunter Biden saga is long and convoluted, encompassing a years-long investigation, the now-collapsed plea deal, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of allegations and denials over how the probe was conducted.<\/p>\n<p>But the bottom line is, the filing of serious criminal charges is a moral victory for those who argued that prosecutors had gone too lightly on him.<\/p>\n<p>Of specific relevance to this latest indictment was an allegation from a whistleblower and IRS agent named Gary Shapley.<\/p>\n<p>Shapley alleged that he had been shocked when Weiss revealed that he did not have final charging authority on the Biden case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If true, that would have meant that the decision whether or not to charge Biden over conduct outside of Delaware\u2019s jurisdiction would have been left to other U.S. attorneys \u2014 in this case, two appointed by President Biden: Martin Estrada in California and Matthew Graves in the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss said that he was never denied \u201cthe authority to bring charges in any jurisdiction,\u201d and he has been backed up by Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Shapley has not stepped away from his account, and he is joined in the broad allegation that the investigation was soft-pedaled by another IRS whistleblower, Joseph Ziegler.<\/p>\n<p>Amid claim and counterclaim, the essence of Shapley and Ziegler\u2019s argument \u2014 that Hunter Biden\u2019s conduct merited deeper investigation and more serious charges than had been leveled \u2014 appears to have been borne out.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fresh_momentum_for_the_story\"><\/span><strong>Fresh momentum for the story<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The starkest political ramification of the new indictment might the simplest: it extends the Hunter Biden story, and adds another strand to it.<\/p>\n<p>Now, there will be more court dates, more accusations and denials, and more speculation about whether the president\u2019s son will be ultimately found guilty.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a bad outcome for the president, regardless of the eventual outcome of any trial for his son.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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