On Wednesday morning, Hunter Biden, the president’s troublesome second son, is anticipated to enter a guilty plea to two misdemeanor charges of failing to file his taxes at the federal courthouse in Delaware.
The executive branch’s Justice Department, which brings charges against the president’s child for the first time, has done so.
President Joe Biden is anticipated to adhere to the conditions of the plea agreement he reached last month with U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who was appointed by President Donald Trump and permitted to continue to handle the case by President Joe Biden, once he arrives at the federal courthouse on Wednesday morning.
Weiss’ office released a statement outlining the charges, stating that “Hunter Biden received taxable income in excess of $1,500,000 annually in calendar years 2017 and 2018.” He failed to pay the required income tax for either year, although owing more than $100,000 in federal income taxes each year.
In addition, Biden was charged with illegally possessing a Colt Cobra.38 Special pistol. However, according to the Justice Department, he had a pretrial agreement, which most likely indicates that, subject to specific restrictions, the case might be removed from his record.
The scandal has dominated American politics, especially among Republicans. They claim Biden has gotten special treatment because of his father and that he ought to be held accountable for some of his other business operations. Trump, members of his family, and his political friends frequently offer a variety of accusations on his conduct. The five-year inquiry, which encompassed federal prosecutors, FBI agents, and IRS employees, came to a conclusion with the accord, but it is unlikely to stop the flood of political comments.
In response to the Justice Department’s handling of the issue, Republicans have questioned the probe and sought to remove Attorney General Merrick Garland from office. Since two IRS whistleblowers involved in the probe testified before Congress that there was interference to benefit the president’s son, their ire has only intensified.
One of the whistleblowers, Greg Shapley, said that “decisions were made that benefited the subject of this investigation at every stage.”
Weiss responded by offering Monday to give a public testimony before Congress in a letter to Jim Jordan, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, in Ohio.
In a letter obtained by NBC News, Assistant Attorney General Carlos Felipe Uriarte stated, “The Department believes it is strongly in the public interest for the American people and for Congress to hear directly from U.S. Attorney Weiss on these assertions and questions about his authority at a public hearing.” The letter also provided a few possible dates.
A letter from the FBI that featured unproven allegations regarding Biden’s stint on the board of a Ukrainian energy business while his father was vice president was also distributed to Republican oversight leaders in the House and Senate. The claims, which are still unsubstantiated, were a part of a Justice Department investigation that William Barr, Trump’s then-attorney general, started in 2020. Later that year, the investigation was finished.
At a briefing on Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied the accusations, which Republicans frequently brought up while the Biden administration was in office.
She answered, “I’ve been asked this question a million times. The response is still the same: The president and his son have never done business together.
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