Below is my column in the Hill on the noticeably narrow scope of charges referenced in the recent FBI leak from the Delaware investigation. The leak raises a number of intriguing questions in its wake.
Here is the column:
President Biden’s hot mic moment during a visit to hurricane-stricken Florida — in which he muttered that “No one f–ks with a Biden” — left many people confused. His Sopranos-like warning might not deter developing hurricanes but it has succeeded for years in Washington as a kind of “Biden Golden Rule.” Neither prosecutors nor the press have seemed interested in pursuing allegations of criminal or corrupt practices by some members of the Biden family.
Now, after years of investigation, reports indicate that FBI agents are convinced ample evidence exists to charge the president’s son Hunter Biden on gun- and tax-related charges. Those charges (and a possible plea) may be the best-case scenario for the Bidens — and many others in Washington. Indeed, the reported narrow scope of a possible indictment is strikingly similar to what I previously described as the ideal “controlled demolition” of the Hunter Biden scandal.
Three questions immediately arise from this Justice Department leak, and the concern is that all three may be answered by the Biden Golden Rule:
For the Bidens, justice delayed is justice
The first question is why, in an investigation that began in 2018, the Justice Department only now believes it could charge over false statements on a gun registration form and on tax evasion. Both crimes were well established years ago.
The gun charge is based on the fact that Hunter Biden reportedly answered “no” to a standard question about whether he was an “unlawful user of, or addicted to” a narcotic drug or any other controlled substance. He wrote a book detailing his raging drug and alcohol addictions during this period (ironically, even as his father called for stricter enforcement of gun laws).
The FBI has long had the gun registration form, the book and other self-incriminating statements, not to mention President Biden’s repeated references to his son being an addict.
Hunter Biden also apparently did not pay taxes on millions garnered from his foreign business dealings or alleged influence-peddling schemes, and a Hollywood lawyer reportedly paid off as much as $2 million in delinquent taxes on his behalf recently. The FBI has had Hunter Biden’s infamous abandoned laptop since 2019, detailing payments from foreign sources and gifts or benefits, including a diamond.
Yet the long investigation has worked to the advantage of the Bidens as well as the Democrats in pushing any indictment beyond 2020 and, most likely, after the 2022 midterm elections. Indeed, Hunter Biden’s lawyer insisted after the leak of possible charges that prosecutors “should not be pressured, rushed, or criticized” to act.
It is often said that “justice delayed is justice denied” — but in politics, justice delayed is simply justice.
Is this all there is?
A second question concerns what were not referenced as likely charges against Hunter Biden.
For years, some of us have said an obvious, overwhelming argument existed to appoint a special counsel in this case. Yet Attorney General Merrick Garland has refused to do so.
Hunter Biden’s laptop reportedly contained detailed emails about business deals spanning the globe and millions of dollars from foreign sources, including some tied to foreign intelligence operatives. Some of his accounts reportedly were used to pay some of the bills for President Biden.
Even if the Justice Department is set to decline charges linked to foreign money transfers or influence-peddling, there is the obvious omission of charges under the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA). The Justice Department has used FARA aggressively in past prosecutions such as that of Trump associate Paul Manafort.
The omission of a charge under FARA would be glaring and troubling in light of those past prosecutions. And with the refusal to appoint a special counsel, that omission would likely avoid a public airing of any influence-peddling allegations tied to the Biden family.
A telling leak
The third question is why this leak occurred in the first place. Hunter Biden’s lawyer is justified in objecting to this leak and noting that it likely would constitute a federal crime. So why would sources at the FBI take the risk of a leak at this time?
Much like the Supreme Court leaking of the Dobbs decision, this one appears intended to trigger a response. The most obvious motivation would be to lock in the Justice Department if agents feared the department’s leaders might be resisting or delaying any charges.
It could also be an effort to alert the public about the narrow scope of charges being discussed with Hunter Biden’s defense team as a possible plea deal. There may also be concern that a plea deal might be reached before any Republican takeover of the House of Representatives. GOP leaders have pledged to investigate the influence-peddling allegations, but a plea could be used to say the matter is now considered closed by the Justice Department.
The focus on the gun charge is likely to highlight the absence of charges related to the reported foreign payments and alleged influence peddling. While the standard registration form warns of a potential 10-year sentence for false statements, it is rare to see significant prison time emerge from such cases. Indeed, prosecutors often choose not to charge on such violations. As a first-time offender, Hunter Biden could avoid prison entirely or plead to a short period of incarceration.
For those concerned about alleged influence-peddling, such a charge may seem like arresting a bank robber solely for double-parking his getaway car. While the reported charges could result collectively in a few years in jail, the absence of far more serious charges is likely to raise questions about the scope of the investigation.
The videos and emails reportedly uncovered on Hunter Biden’s laptop show a wide array of alleged criminal acts — a target-rich environment for any prosecutor. Indeed, it would take an amazing marksman to hit the gun charge and a few tax violations while missing other potential crimes. While any eventual indictment might contain other charges, the leak (if accurate) suggests a strikingly narrow focus as a basis for a possible plea.
The U.S. attorney in charge of this investigation, David C. Weiss, is a respected prosecutor. Even so, many Americans may wonder why Hunter Biden’s case suddenly was downgraded from a Category 5 hurricane to a tropical storm.
Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. Follow him on Twitter @JonathanTurley.
In light of the investigative summaries that have been released by The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the inaction of Garland in other areas, does Professor Turley stand by his statement that “Merrick Garland is a person with unimpeachable integrity and ethics,” or have I missed a revision?
Res ipsa loquitur.
1. In 8/20 two Senate committees published a 87pages report on “Hunter Biden, Burisma and Corruption: The Impact on U.S. Government Policy and Related Concerns”
2. On 8/6/20 FBI agents Nikki Floris and Breadly Benavides advised Senators on matters purportedly related to the investigation into Hunter Biden. The briefing led to a leak that falsely labeled the investigation as advancing Russian disinformation.
3. In 10/20 NYPIt’s published some of Hunter Biden’s e-mail corrspondence.
4. Within days 50+ high profile ex-intels wrote a letter that this might be about “Russia Disinformation”
5. Mainstream-media and “Big Tech” surppressed story.
6. All these efforts because Hunter Biden made a mistake by filling out Form 4473 (Firearm Transaction Record) or his representatives had another POV about his taxing?
You’re correct Mr. Turley, Hunter Biden is being massively under charged for a guy who’s had his bank account flagged so many times for suspicious activity. The influence-peddling related charges are being scrubbed to protect Joe Biden who is complicit in his son’s crimes.
I do believe this leak is coming from people who want the public to know they nevertheless have evidence to charge Hunter with some crimes, so if he gets off it’s proof Biden put the fix in.
LOL!! A hilarious moniker there, Jake!
JT has made it clear that he wants Garland to appoint a special counsel for the Hunter Biden investigation but it’s unclear whether he wants Garland to make US attorney Weiss (appointed by Trump) a special counsel as recommended by Senate Republicans or if he wants Garland to appoint someone else a special counsel. A new one appointed now (or any time since Garland became AG) could significantly delay the investigation.
Excellent points! The administration of justice is so one-sided and undermines the faith in our legal system at the federal level.
I disagree! the gun charge is bunk. At most it’s a purr-gery charge. And maybe not even that! Look at the form…it’s like a self taking test. Ok on one question you have to know the answer to if you’re an addicted or Habitual user…..you intent maybe…..on answering that question gets you subjectively in hot water… Maybe. for 6 months of perjury. Hah there is no answer! . Another question asks if your mentally ill…..you can be totally mentally ill and KNOW it….and be on meds……but you are not denied from owning a gun unless you’ve been “committed”. Against your will!! I’ll stand with Hunter Biden if he’s a defendant in these forms. All day long! As to taxes….well what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If he’s being up on taxes….then why isn’t all the “rest” of them? As to the leak…If Hunter didn’t do it it’s really not his burden to carry!
And as to foreign agent….that would be his old man first…..then him derivatively…..so treason first for the old man…..foreign agent for the kid required to answer to him….by the old man’s family rules. Joe Biden knew exactly what he was concocting when he concocted it. He can’t remember now…..but his conduct tells it. And I don’t think Hunter is as guilty here so much. He was used. By his old man. The big guy. The question for Hunter is now that his dad is senile…..does he save his father from elder abuse….or does he propel it? That will reveal hunter’s core values. And whether he deserves sympathy and support. If any.
We have military cemeteries located throughout the nation as final resting places for those who gave their last full measure to the idea of American patriotism and exceptionalism. I propose that we now develop new final resting places for all the swamp scum that permeates our body politic. These hallowed locations can and should be placed next to the most polluted and environmentally scarred areas found in our nation and burial there would be mandatory for any politician who serves more than 2 terms, is convicted of any crime while in office or has family who profited from rules and laws made while said person was in a position to further their enrichment. We won’t need a lot of land for the cemeteries as all the bodies can be interred vertically in the ground with a large corkscrew as the person being buried is that slimy and crooked.
Anyone who dies while performing a military function allegedly “in service to the US” is one of 2 things or both: either greedy and/or a sucker. Greedy for accepting the job for the pay and/or benefits, a sucker for thinking that military service is a noble goal.
The biggest heroes in all wars are those who refuse to fight. Those who refuse to fight, the alleged cowards are the only true and legitimate heroes.
I laugh hard at the dopes who are offended by persons accused of “stealing the valor” of true military heroes by masquerading as a military or retired military person while having never actually “served.” These people steal no one’s valor; instead the public wrongly assigns valor to military members who are the opposite of valorous. They cause primarily an increase in orphans and dead innocent children. Wiki states that modern warfare kills only 1 military member per each 10 innocent civilians.
See what Jesus said about persons who harm children: they deserve a mill stone to be tied to their neck and tossed in the ocean. Read Sebastian Junger’s second by second account of the torturous death by drowning in The Perfect Storm. THAT is what Jesus says military members deserve. Jesus to the Roman centurion who was baptized: “Go and be violent no more.”
If you’re in the military and you think you do God’s work, you are sorely mistaken. You do the work of the devil. Don’t believe me or Jesus? Fine! Believe US Marine Lt. Col. Smedley Butler who repented of the many wars in which he fought valiantly (then the all-time most decorated US Marine) and claimed rightly that “All wars are banker’s wars.”
I agree. We are suckers! I’ve thought long and hard about it. I have two brothers in laws….who pay a lot of taxes for the military my husband served in. But in the end when push comes to war….they would be drafted….If not volunteer! Our military and our govt are paid way too much….when in the end…the rest have to fight for our lives anyway! You are correct. Ppl in the military get suckered in…and remain…but not out of greed really….but reality. They give up their best years they can’t really get back. And they do the math. Is that really greed? Our is the epiphany they were suckered? Maybe we should ask the 22 per day why they kill themseves…..I’m confident “suckered” is a top answer! But deadman can’t talk!
Prod. Turley… YOU NAILED IT re: ‘the incredibly shrinking Garland…’ and ‘the controlled demolition’ of Hunter….!! ….and as for all the official ‘LEAKS…’ amazing how they can break the law with their leaking but no one else is allowed to do so…….
What are you talking about….when was the last leak prosecuted?
Drugs:
If your Addicted or Not in handling Illegal Drugs there are some obvious method one uses to continue the drug use.
Hunter Dealt Drugs, It is normal for a Addict/Trafficker to purchase an “8-Ball” and break it up into smaller units for Distribution.
Also this often includes “stepping-On” (cutting) the drugs with a non-active ingredient(i.e.: Mannitol baby laxative), to cover the loss of the volume of the illegal substance.
The Addict/Trafficker then peddles the substance to break-even or make a small profit, while keeping their share cost-free.
(i.e.: Weed: buy a Pound, split it into 4 quarters, Sell three quarters at the cost of the Pound and keep one quarter for yourself(Free/Profit – S.O.P.).
“Some Dancers” like Nose-Candy, Hunter definitely frequented the ‘Strip Clubs’. No doubt He was ‘Soliciting Sex’ from Dancers and enticing them with Drugs.
Strip Clubs have Video Cameras for the Safety of the Dancers and Patrons alike (at least Parking Lot Video). He was filmed at some point.
Guns:
If you deal with Drugs, you are no-doubt going to be carrying a Gun. As stupid he is, He’s not that stupid.
F.B.I.:
How ignorant do They think we are? Obviously not as ignorant as Them.
That’s just the Criminal behavior, the Civil behavior is off the wall, and the Societal Norms are completely missing.
It is a complete violation of the American People.
Normal People work so hard just to be ‘decent’ within today’s Societal Norms.
I don’t need this Sh_T from; Hunter, The President, and the FBI [.]
You miss the point…..Hunter can be as addicted as the day is long. But what law did he violate? no one busted him- him distributing…so he maybe busted possession laws. Not caught!. But wasn’t busted then! So you honestly think he wants to be like this? He doesn’t want to be like this….his laptop is proof!! He doesn’t want this life! He’s stuck with it. Have some empathy! It’s easy to say he’s an ass….but remember the last time your old man was riding your ass? That’s him. All these years. And how does he get out a it? He cant. He’s stuck. Now an honest vet would just kill himself….be a stat of 22 per day. Hunter cant. Everyone would look into why he’d killed himself! Hunter is going to be the one who invokes his dad’s living trust…..and calls Joe senile! Hunter biden….has the power to duck the puppett masters….and throw a legit curve ball….that takes joe off stage at the precise time…..in due time. Because Hunter himself is owned. By some people…..that’s the good of it….amen! And we can wonder about those men. But don’t have to wonder long…..it only takes one percent of mankind to think the same thing….for it to become fact! Fact: there will be no nuclear war! Fact usa won’t have a civilwar! Fact Hunter will declare Joe senile before another election. My alien friends told me:). Btw just be human. To hunter. It only takes one percent to think away….an alternative. One percent conscious changes fate.
DETERMINE THE LEGITIMACY OF THE ACTS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES
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The Biden Crime Family, the Clinton Crime Family, the Obama Crime Family et al. are some of the rationales the Framers referenced when they wrote impeachment into the Constitution.
Because the judicial branch and Supreme Court have so failed America, the impeachment process must be streamlined and accelerated to accommodate the increasing volume of violation of the Constitution and corruption in America.
If the Supreme Court had fulfilled its sworn-oath duties and struck down the constitutional violation and nullification of “Crazy Abe” Lincoln, America would not be in this Augean stable today.
The Supreme Court is the singular American failure.
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JUDICIAL REVIEW
“The doctrine of judicial review holds that the courts are vested with the authority to determine the legitimacy of the acts of the executive and the legislative branches of government. The State as well as Federal courts are bound to render decisions according to the principles of the Federal Constitution.”
– DOJ, Office of Justice Programs
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“Congress did not have power to modify the Constitution through regular legislation because Supremacy Clause places the Constitution before the laws.”
“In so holding, Marshall established the principle of judicial review, i.e., the power to declare a law unconstitutional.”
– Oyez
Well, if Gigi is a paid troll, she must be a new hire.
Is this the Jonathan Turley blog today or the Svelaz blog? Even though the Professor wrote a long blog today, Svelaz has seemed to eclipse that volume by a large margin. A lot of people care about what happens to Hunter Biden in order to compare and contrast his possible prosecution to the over the top prosecutions of anybody who was within 50 feet of Donald Trump. My main interest is if there will 20 FBI agents banging on Hunter’s door with drawn guns after he is indicted (I’ll believe it when I read it). If protesting at an abortion clinic or a shoving match between 2 men can result in 15-20 FBI agents showing up and banging on your door with guns drawn is allowed then Hunter should at least be tossed to the ground and shackled behind his back. Maybe get a little bit of the view those unimportant little people not named Biden get to see if they are dealing with the FBI.
It is entirely possible that Svelez (and Fishwings, and Dennis, and Anonymous, and bleh) gets paid by the word. It makes it difficult to have real, adult, conversations, but we carry on. This is the reality of the web in 2022. No disrespect to you or anyone intended, but stop thinking Google (I guarantee you at the least that this site utilizes Google analytics, there are very nearly zero alternatives, and all Google needs is a foot in the door) or even Apple is your friend, and let’s move ahead with the conversation. What we discuss here is too important to be derailed by privileged internet thugs. Though I found her racialism pretty troubling, at least Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter was honest. That is a sad, sad thing to have to say.
Squeaky had major mental issues. IIRC, she was single, in her 30s, vowed never to marry nor have children, lived in Arkansas, away from family, a professed loner, no romantic partner, and her job was virtual. In other words, she was a representative of our new normal.
OTOH,
Gigi is a Media Matters paid troll who used the name Natacha who stole the identity of a 70+ y/o attorney in Indiana, Karen Neiswinger, until Ms. Neiswinger was contacted by an Indiana attorney by the name of Chris who reads these forums according to:
https://jonathanturley.org/2022/10/06/dacas-deficiencies-are-severe-federal-appellate-court-rules-against-daca/comment-page-1/#comment-2229011
TL;DR: Same shtick, different troll name. Ditto for Svelaz, Fishwings, Dennis, et al. David Brock’s “Media Matters” is targeting America with fake newspapers using the names of towns. It would be foolish to think MM would ignore Professor Turley, a highly influential legal scholar.
America is broken. It would be helpful if folks stopped pretending we lived in a culture where Americans were, as John Adams wrote, a “moral and religious people”. That ship was torpedoed by Americans decades ago.
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.
– John Adams
Just where do you get off claliming to know who I REALLY am, or, more importantly, accusing me of the crime of identity theft? Do you even know what “identity theft” is? Produce proof of these accusations or admit that YOU are the troll who just makes things up and attacks anyone who disagrees with you instead of engaging in any kind of rational discussion of the facts or issues. You want to speak of a “broken America”–just look in the mirror. When someone posts things you don’t like, you accuse them of crimes.
GEB,
Thank you for pointing out the double standard that so many others are seemingly desperate for everyone else to dismiss.
It is people like you, James, TiT, Karen S, Margot and many others who are one of the many reasons the good professor’s blog is such a success.
Again, thank you.
I guess Al Capone died too soon. The Mafia is clearly in control, and they are happy to partner with the Mafias of other countries. The World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization, the modern Democratic party – talk about a gangster’s paradise. Nobody ****’s with a Biden. Thankfully here in the US of A, ordinary citizens, as is their right, have guns.
This is all beyond absurd. Hunter is pretty much a version of Tokyo Rose at this point. Our DOJ will do nothing about it. Opium, crack, what’s the difference? If it feels good and it’s profitable. . . .
“Even so, many Americans may wonder why Hunter Biden’s case suddenly was downgraded from a Category 5 hurricane to a tropical storm.”
It would seem the answer is obvious: Garland is letting him off the hook with minor charges and will cut him loose. At the direction of Biden which Garland will deny.
The corruption at DOJ is yet another break with the rule of law, yet another support structure in collapse.
We are fast approaching the point of no return for American Democracy.
We have here comments by our leftist friends telling us that this is just a nothing burger. Millions from the Ukrainians and the Chinese in Hunter’s bank account add up to a whole bunch of something burgers. Our friends call each morning for their Democrat talking points. Let me see if I get this straight. These nations that gave the money to Hunter and Papa Joe expected nothing in return. Now somehow they just expect us to think this is just old news. So comes the beating of a dead horse exclamation. I Then they say “Look we have a shiny new object.” Their thinking is no more than wishful. Lies by obfuscation are the most notorious means of discourse. I suggest seeing them for what they are.
TiT,
Well said.
The level of gross corruption by the Garland DOJ, the Biden Crime Family, are all concerns on Americans minds as shown in a recent Gallup poll with 22% of Americans have the government/poor leadership as the most important problem, inflation and then the economy follow.
Seems to me, from the various “This is nothing!!!!!” comments, they seem to be desperate to try to change the narrative.
Here we go again: Turley attacks Joe Biden because there obviously isn’t any widespread corruption from the “Hunter Biden Scandal” that can be used against the rest of the Bidens. So, the issues will be some irregularity on a gun application and a tax issue JUST involving Hunter. Being unable to let all the publicity Fox put out about a “scandal” the disciples fell for go to waste, and, of course, all the while ignoring Trump’s lifelong pattern of downplaying the value of his assets to cheat on HIS taxes while simultaneously juicing up the value of the same assets in order to borrow money, this is apparently the best Turley can come up with. But, of course, there’s the sub-theme that all of the Bidens really ARE bad and that the DOJ, Democrats, and the evil “mainstream media” have all covered it up. Gotta throw in some jabs at Merrick Garland, whom Turley accuses of questionable ethics for not appointing a special counsel because Fox thinks he should, all the while ignoring Clarence Thomas’s continued involvement in legal matters involving the insurrection in which Ginni Thomas was directly involved. Turley claims: “Even so, many Americans may wonder why Hunter Biden’s case suddenly was downgraded from a Category 5 hurricane to a tropical storm.” Turley: most Americans don’t care about the “Hunter Biden Scandal”. It’s sad, really.
Gigi says most Americans don’t care about the Hunter Biden scandal. By her own statement she admits it is indeed a scandal. It’s just a scandal that she doesn’t want to look at and she expects that the rest of us shouldn’t allow it into our thinking. News flash Gigi you don’t get your way.
TiT,
Independent thinkers.
It is what scares Leftists the most. To see past their narrative for what it is.
Props for due diligence, but Gigi is likely a paid troll.
Gigi is the perfect example of the stupidity that results from a seditious alliance between the FBI and those who pose as reporters and journalists.
ignore the troll. It is not adding any value to the discussion
“Even so, many Americans may wonder why Hunter Biden’s case suddenly was downgraded…”
No one is wondering why, the fix is in as it always is for Democrats.
This is why he hasn’t been charged with lying on the form,
“Form 4473 — the Firearm Transaction Record — is a six-page document that must be filled out whenever someone buys a firearm from a licensed firearm dealer. It asks questions including whether the buyer is addicted to drugs, and is the actual buyer of the firearm. A tweet by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Houston office said that lying on the form is a “federal violation and can lead to severe penalties and jail time.” A swarm of Twitter users asked why the bureau didn’t charge Hunter Biden, the president’s son, for allegedly lying on Form 4473 when he purchased a handgun in October 2018, the Washington Post reports. The controversy prompted the newspaper to request statistics from the Justice Department to determine whether someone falsely filling out the form face much a risk of prosecution. The answer? They don’t. The statistics are relevant as Congress discusses how to strengthen gun laws after high-profile mass shootings. They are a prime illustration of how existing laws are not always rigorously or consistently enforced.
Lying on the form is a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. For being a user of unlawful drugs in possession of a firearm, the punishment is up to five years. The odds of being charged for lying on the form are virtually nonexistent. In the 2019 fiscal year, when Hunter Biden purchased his gun, federal prosecutors received 478 referrals for lying on Form 4473 — and filed just 298 cases. The numbers were roughly similar for fiscal 2020. At issue is when Biden answered “no” on the question that asks about unlawful drug use and addiction when purchasing a gun. Biden had been discharged five years earlier from the Navy Reserve for drug use and based on his 2021 memoir, he was actively using crack cocaine in the year he bought the gun. The data do not show how many people might have been prosecuted for falsely answering the question about active drug use. A 1990 Justice Department study noted how difficult it was to bring cases against people who falsely answer questions on the form, especially because there is no paper trail for drug abusers like there is for felons.”
https://www.ncja.org/crimeandjusticenews/few-prosecutions-for-lying-on-atf-gun-purchase-form
Svelaz says, In the 2019 fiscal year, when Hunter Biden purchased his gun, federal prosecutors received 478 referrals for lying on Form 4473 and filled just 298 cases. What Svelaz leaves out is the result of the prosecutions and what penalties were proscribed. He tries again to downplay the seriousness of crime without telling us the sentences that were meted out to those convicted. I am sure that those who are sitting in jail for such crimes do not share Svelaz’s no big deal sentiment. He knows this.
TiT,
I wasn’t saying that ncja did. Pay attention. I even posted the link to the source.
Hunter Biden LIED on the ATF4473.
Had this been anyone of us, we would of already been arrested, charged and convicted.
Yet Hunter Biden remains free.
This is a gross display of a two tiered justice system. It is a gross display of the corruption of the Garland DOJ.
Vote for justice in the mid-terms and 2024 to bring down these corrupt people.
Donald Trump has lied tens of thousands of times–the number is literally staggering. The worst of all is the Big Lie, something he KNOWS is a lie, but his massive ego won’t allow him to admit he lost an election after leaving the United States in shambles and being predicted by every single poll to lose. He continues to divide this country with his Big Lie, which has been disproven by dozens of audits, recounts, forensic audits and other investigations. Trump LIED on financial disclosure forms and tax records, to continue borrowing money and to evade taxes and all of this is being investigated. Yet, you, Upstate Farmer, somehow think that Hunter Biden’s misrepresention on a gun permit application constitutes a “gross display of a two-tiered justice system…..and..a gross display of corruption of the Garland DOJ.”? Hunter Biden isn’t the President.
Your deluions and devotion to Trump literally defy understanding.
Gigi,
As I have stated many times on this blog, I am a registered Independent.
I did not vote for Trump in 2016 or 2020.
I donated monies to Tulsi Gabbard, twice. I was going to a third time, but she dropped out of the race.
If she would run as a Independent in 2024 I would even consider volunteering for her campaign.
Trump is not president.
Nor is Hunter Biden.
But the double standard is in fact on gross display of a two tiered justice system.
And that is not some simple misrepresention on ATF form 4473.
What “double standard”? What crimes did Hunter Biden allegedly commit? When and where? Hunter Biden isn’t the President. Trump was, and his tax and financial lies are catching up to him, as is the fallout from the insurrection he started with his lies. His disciples fell for the Big Lie and many have been convicted of crimes, including felonies, at his instigation.
Lying on ATF form 4473, section 11, subsection e. 23, October, 2018. Delaware.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879?fbclid=IwAR2sYH6RuJC4QADWnNNXhyYT3lrSfr5JXVnyvvDCCpmUPJUqeFi1hmrFP4g
If you cannot see the double standard, then you are beyond help.
Your obsession with Trump is also and indication you need help.
IIRC, last month was national mental health month. By your response, you missed it.
BTW, there is something called The Bigger Lie: Russiagate. It went on for nearly 4 years.
Some are delusional enough to believe it to this day.
What’s amazing to me is the literal consistency among you Trump disciples. You cannot come up with any response to my post about Trump’s endless lying, the repeatedly disproven Big Lie, the insurrection he started to try to stay in power after getting rejected by the majority of Americans, and his continued efforts to divide Americans against each other–so, what do you do? Attack me. According to you, I am either a “paid troll” or mentally ill. But, you can’t explain why–what have I said that isn’t the truth? Hunter Biden isn’t the President, and so what if he misrepresented facts on a gun application–how does this implicate his father? At least he tried to get a permit instead of carrying illegally. This is hardly comparable to Trump’s disciples attacking the Capitol Police, storing a cache of weapons in a Virginia hotel room across the Potomac waiting for Trump to lead them into the Capitol to stop Biden’s victory from being certified, and plotting the invasion before Jan 6th–all to try to defeat the will of the American people.
Then, there’s Hunter’s “tax problems”–again, how does this make Joe Biden corrupt or me crazy or a paid troll to point out that Trump has a decades-long history of cheating on his taxes and financial forms? Turley cannot point to any proof that Joe Biden committed any crimes, and his employer flat out claims that there is a “Biden crime family” all without anything resembling proof. Influence peddling is alleged, but that’s not illegal.
I don’t obsess over Trump–you people do. He has done everything possible to dominate the nightly news, unlike every other predecessor in office who has lost, and who concedes gracefully. Each previous president has attended their successor’s inauguration, they host the traditional White House luncheon, they welcome the new First Family into the White House and express the wish for a successful presidency. The reason behind this is to show American values and solidarity, despite personal feelings–because the American presidency is bigger than the individual, and Americans have the right to decide who our leader will be. All previous office holders respect the will of the American people and their choice of leader. Until Trump, that is. Instead of rising to the occasion, he gives in to his narcissism–he was rejected, and he cannot accept being a loser, even though this was predicted and he was told he had lost by everyone in his orbit except Giuliani. Even though he has not declared candidacy, and therefore can spend donations however he wants, Trump fundraises over his crimes, including stealing classified documents, portraying himself as a victim. All he had to do was leave the papers behind like he was told to do by at least two attorneys. He was given multiple chances to return them–but instead, chose a few and then lied about having returned the rest of them. He even admitted one reason: free publicity. How does pointing out these actual facts make me either crazy or on someone’s payroll? In my opinion, ignoring these truths and believing endless lies is a bigger sign of mental problems, and/or being paid.
No parent has an obligation to control
what an adult son, drinks or smokes,
who he dates, who he nails, how much
he pays her, whether or not he pays
his taxes, how he fills out a license to
own form, etc. The
material questions are, Hunter, did
you ever introduce Tony B to your dad
and uncle? Hunter, did you ever act in
the capacity of a, nominee, that
represented any other persons
interest in any of your business
ventures ? Hunter, did you ever pay
any bills of any of your family
members ? Hunter, did you ever
introduce any of your business
associates to your dad and uncle ?
If Hunter ever agrees to be
interviewed by any journalist with an
economics IQ above the mid 60s, let
us know.
A few critical questions are, did Hunter ever act as a , nominee, for the financial interests of, others , in any of his businesses ? Did Hunter ever pay the bills of his dad or other family members from his income and was this expected? Did Hunter ever introduce Tony Bobulinski to his dad ? Those are the relevant questions, these other issues are just noise.
Biden’s handlers do not care that Americans number 1 concern is that they lack trust in their government, i.e. poor leadership.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/401969/satisfaction-shows-modest-improvement.aspx
Sept 27, 2022
Americans’ Views of the Most Important Problem Facing the U.S., September 2022
What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today? % Mentioning
The government/Poor leadership: 22%
High cost of living/Inflation: 17%
Economy in general: 12%
Democrats, Republicans Agree That Government Is the Top Problem
The government is the most commonly named issue among Republicans (28%) and Democrats (23%), while it ties with inflation as the top issue among independents.
The government/Poor leadership: 22%
Yep.
As perfectly on display by the Hunter Biden scandal.
One rule for me, another for thee.
JT you need to be careful, you might wake up with a horse’s head in your bed courtesy of the love and tolerance crowd.
S@@tlibs consider you a ‘nazi’ too.
antonio
No, he’s been beating that dead horse way too long. Nobody cares about Hunter Biden’s “scandal”
Yeah, let the big guy alone already.