Posted on 08/08/2024 7:29:06 AM PDT by bitt
Romanian businessman Gabriel Popoviciu expected to testify against Hunter Biden
Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors allege Hunter Biden was paid by a Romanian oligarch to "influence U.S. policy and public opinion," while his father, Joe Biden, was vice president, according to new documents.
The documents were filed by Special Counsel David Weiss in the Central District of California on Wednesday. The filings pertain to Hunter Biden's tax trial in California.
The allegations are the closest prosecutors have come to tying President Biden to his son's overseas business dealings.
Romanian businessman Gabriel Popoviciu is expected to testify against Hunter Biden in the trial, which begins on September 5 in Los Angeles. In the filings, Weiss notes that Hunter Biden had "entered into an oral agreement" in 2015 to help Popoviciu contest bribery charges in Romania.
At trial, prosecutors say they will "introduce the evidence described above, including that [Hunter Biden] and Business Associate 1 received compensation from a foreign principal who was attempting to influence U.S. policy and public opinion and cause the United States to investigate the Romanian investigation of [Popoviciu] in Romania."
In the documents, Weiss alleges that Hunter Biden and his business associate "were concerned that lobbying work might cause political ramifications for [Hunter Biden's] father [Joe Biden]."
Wednesday's filing is the first to go into greater detail about Hunter Biden's international business affairs.
"Business Associate 1 and [Popoviciu] signed a 'Management Services Agreement' where Business Associate 1’s legal entity would purportedly provide management services to real estate properties in Romania, but that was not actually what [Popoviciu] was paying for," the document states.
In the document, Weiss acknowledges that Hunter Biden's counsel had asked the court to dismiss allegations about Hunter Biden potentially violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act or FARA.
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Well duh.
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The Republicans only wanted you to believe they were going to do something.
They actually love Joe
And? So? It’d be a waste of time to pop popcorn over this guy.
I guess you can look at it two ways. Your way, and the other way which is that it won’t be a few days of bad press it will another centerpiece for Trump to say “look, you see, I knew there was corruption - if he did nothing wrong there was no need to pardon him. I was impeached just for asking a question on a phone call! You can’t elect a continuation of this corrupt administration”.
There is a lot there not just with Hunter and family, but with a bunch of these BLM groups and the EPA grant money going to backdoor lobbyists and all kinds of funny business. Cori Bush lost her primary in part because she took $100,000s for “security” that was provided by her husband. These issues taken alone may not resonate but it’s wide in the open and should be challenged.
A lot of knives out for Biden lately. They must want him to resign from the Presidency so that Harris can take over.
Look at Hunter's eyes and the guy between Hunter and his father the vice-president.
What was in that Chinese snack pak?
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