Posted on 07/30/2023 8:12:39 AM PDT by Libloather
A Democratic congressman admitted it's 'clear' that First Son Hunter Biden broke the law and should be prosecuted.
Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut said during a Friday night interview with MSNBC that 'it is clear he [Hunter] broke the law with respect to taxes and possibly the ownership of a handgun.'
'He should be held accountable for that,' he said, also taking a swipe at his Republican colleagues who 'never' would have made the same admission about the Trump family during the former president's time in office.
'If he [Hunter] traded on his father’s influence, he should be held accountable for that. And I’m emphasizing this because you never, ever heard a Republican say the same thing about Donald Trump or his family,' he said.
His comments come days after a federal judge tossed out a plea agreement between Hunter Biden and the feds on income tax evasion and gun charges.
Himes argued there remains no evidence that President Joe Biden colluded in any way with Hunter on his crimes - but if evidence is brought to light, it should be taken seriously.
'Now, to the question about impeachment, there is today zero evidence, zero evidence that Joe Biden, the president of the United States, knew about what his son was doing. If, if he did know about it, if he participated in that, then that is a very different conversation,' he said.
The scandal-plagued First Son remains under federal investigation and last week pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts of willful failure to pay income tax after a sweetheart plea deal fell apart in real time at the courthouse.
The White House has stated the president has and will continue supporting his son throughout the investigation.
'Hunter Biden is a private citizen...'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
[Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut said during a Friday night interview with MSNBC that ‘it is clear he [Hunter] broke the law with respect to taxes and possibly the ownership of a handgun.’]
Jim Himes of Connecticut, uhh, avoid paddle-boarding at night.
Just sayin’.......
What a deal,,,convict him on the low hanging fruit but ignore the treason!
‘If he [Hunter] traded on his father’s influence, he should be held accountable for that. And I’m emphasizing this because you never, ever heard a Republican say the same thing about Donald Trump or his family,’
At least the Trump progeny produced a product or provided some tangible service.
All Hunter provided was access and tax dollars.
EC
Connecticut Democrat ??
Has he been doing his Rip Van Winkle boogie and JUST NOW woke up??
there is today zero evidence, zero evidence that Joe Biden, the president of the United States, knew about what his son was doing. If, if he did know about it, if he participated in that, then that is a very different conversation,’ he said.
“Today” is the criteria. Tomorow?
zero evidence? only if you ignore the evidence.
There is a lot of deliberate waffling in the statement.
‘Hunter Biden is a private citizen.
A private citizen with ..........................
“What a deal,,,convict him on the low hanging fruit but ignore the treason!”
This.
Democrats want to revive the sweetheart deal; and, of course, to move forward into forgetfulness.
Yes, and a man who robbed a bank, killed three customers and a guard should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for double parking in front of the bank.
That's clearly the Democrat/Communists plan.
Waffle House is not just a restaurant anymore
Legal Experts Point To Another Fishy Aspect Of Hunter Biden’s Proposed Plea Deal.....
that the “statement of facts” included in Hunter Biden’s proposed plea deal favored the defense.
Due to the Biden-controlled DOJ terms, it would have
immunized Hunter and Joe from prosecution for a number of offenses.
The “statement of facts” points out that Hunter Biden “continued to earn money and exercise control over his personal and corporate finances” even during the 2017-2018 period where his substance abuse worsened and he failed to pay taxes.
“Certainly a significant portion of the Statement of Facts is defense-oriented,”
attorney Sol Wisenberg tweeted. “This is not normal.”
Lawyer and former federal prosecutor Bill Shipley said on Twitter that he thinks there is “no way the prosecutors wrote the Statement of Facts.”
“That was written by defense counsel (more likely the WH) because there is a purpose behind it.”
“It’s written in a style that I have NEVER seen come from a prosecutor.
It is not something I would have ever written in a million years.”
“zero evidence, zero evidence that Joe Biden, the president of the United States, knew about what his son was doing.”
That is what they always say after they burn the hard copies, bleach the hard disks and assassinate the witnesses.
Exactly - the Democrats are doing damage control - trying to make this about the “wayward son”.
In all fairness, Cong Himes could not have known that unless he was first briefed that
(a) they burned the hard copies, (b) bleached the hard disks, and, (c) assassinated the witnesses.
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