Posted on 12/03/2024 12:49:45 PM PST by george76
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley on Tuesday broke down how Hunter Biden could face “additional charges” that would not be protected by President Joe Biden’s pardon.
Biden issued a “full and unconditional” pardon for his son on Sunday regarding any crime he is charged with or may have committed from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 1, 2024, including any potential charges regarding an alleged influence peddling scheme during his time on a now-defunct Ukrainian gas company’s board. Turley said on “Fox & Friends” that Hunter could potentially face charges if he is called to testify before Congress about the alleged influence peddling scheme and could be charged with perjury if he makes false statements.
“The president clearly is hoping that he’s given [Hunter] this sweeping protection and that includes unnamed crimes, quite literally, Hunter Biden could have six heads in a duffle bag in his basement and [the pardon] would cover it as long as he committed those murders during this ten-year period. This, by the way, would not protect him from state charges. But it’s a sweeping pardon that we haven’t seen really the likes of since [former] President [Richard] Nixon, it’s pretty unprecedented in that respect,” Turley began.
“The problem is that Hunter could be called before Congress. Congress has committees that are still looking into the influence peddling scandal involving millions and millions of dollars,” Turley continued. “He could be called to testify, last time he did that, the House accused him of being misleading, even false in his testimony. If he commits perjury again, it’s a new crime and this pardon will not have an impact and he could face additional charges.”
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House Republicans launched the impeachment inquiry in September 2023 to investigate whether the president participated in an influence peddling scheme related to his son’s overseas business dealings in Ukraine, China and Romania. Biden’s pardon protects his son from any crime committed during his time serving on the board of Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company.
House Republicans on the Oversight, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees submitted criminal referrals to the Department of Justice in June recommending that Hunter and his uncle, James Biden, be charged with making false statements to Congress about key aspects of the impeachment inquiry into the president. The chairmen said that the alleged false statements appeared to be “a calculated effort to shield” Biden from the investigation.
Members of the Oversight and Judiciary committees released a resolution in January recommending that Hunter be held in contempt of Congress for defying congressional subpoenas by failing to show up to a Dec. 13 closed-door deposition, which is classified as a misdemeanor crime.
A Delaware jury convicted Hunter in June on three felony charges related to his purchase of a gun in 2018 while knowingly being addicted to drugs and for writing false information on a gun purchase form. He faced up to 17 years in prison over nine charges relating to his alleged failure to pay $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019 in California.
Well there is all that pedo crap on his laptop that nobody is talking about. That can be state charges.
idk. why can’t he just take the 5th?
He would rather drink the fifth.
I am no lawyer let alone a law professor at George Washington University, but where is this university located? Why the District of Columbia! The same place that any trial for perjury involving Congress would have to take place. The odds of Hunter Biden getting convicted are roughly the same as a Trump acquittal in the District.
Simple. State laws. Tax evasion for one.
I think if he refuses to testify it could invalidate his Pardon.
Didn’t The Big Guy make it “full and unconditional” for “all crimes he has committed or may have committed”? IIRC that was the pardon that Nixon got.
I'm not a lawyer, but I remember reading or hearing that some where since Joe issued the pardon.
Hopefully
What about all the Biden ill gotten gains? Do they get to keep it all?
This is the slimiest lowest white trash administration anyone could ever imagine.
Pedo Joe really should have set the begin date of Hunters pardon to the day Hunter was born, just to be safe.
Biden sure deserves being prosecuted. Stealing millions was not "part of his Presidential duties".
He can’t plead the fifth with regard to any question involving federal crimes from 2014 to 12/1/24. If he refuses to answer before congress, he can be jailed for contempt until he either answers the questions or the current congress ends. If he lies, he can be convicted of perjury.
Joe could be convicted on his son’s testimony.
Q. You provided money to the Big Guy, correct?
A. Yes.
Q. Who is The Big Guy and how much money did you funnel to him?
A………
> I think if he refuses to testify it could invalidate his Pardon. <
The pardon is unconditional. If Hunter refuses to testify the most they can get him on is contempt of court.
But as others have noted, the pardon covers federal crimes only. Let’s hope some state’s attorney had the gumption to go after Hunter for state crimes (such as tax evasion).
He can’t claim the 5th, but he can “not remember” the answer to any of the questions, and there’s nothing that can be done about that.
“I don’t remember. I was doing lots of drugs back then you know.”
It’s even more sweeping than Nixon’s pardon because it spans eleven years.
From what I can gather, all of FJB’s son’s crimes were committed in CA, DE, NY or DC. It would be an equal opposite of the lawfare against DJT.
No chance in hell he’d be indicted, let alone prosecuted/convicted . . .
Could lead to other charges at least at the State level and he doesn’t want to wind up in a State prison...
Will plead the 5th to avoid self-incrimination.
Unless the corruption in Ukraine is exposed from that side, they’ll likely get off scot-free.
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