I’m glad to see that Republicans suddenly care about gun control, although I see that it only applies if it is a Democrat (in the same way an African American open carrying risks getting shot by police while European Americans are encouraged to open carry).
If Hunter Biden has broken the law, he should face consequences commensurate with what he did and be treated the same way as anyone else in the same situation.
The fact is, however, that the only wrongdoing he has credibly been accused of — NONE OF WHICH REMOTELY INVOLVED HIS FATHER — was that, while in the throes of addiction, he failed to pay his taxes (he has since paid all taxes and penalties) and he lied about being a drug addict when buying a firearm that he never loaded, never used in an underlying crime and which he only owned for ELEVEN DAYS before his sister-in-law disposed of it because she was afraid that, desponded over his addiction, he had bought it to kill himself.
This combination of violations routinely pleads out for fines and probation, but no jail time. A fairly routine plea deal was fully agreed on, a very experienced TRUMP-APPOINTED PROSECUTOR (held over by Biden to avoid even the appearance of interference, which of course never stops the Republicans from falsely claiming it) and Biden’s very experienced, highly-qualified defense attorney Abbe Lowell was, if anything, MORE HARSH than other routine plea deals in such situations, and only after the REPUBLICAN (Trump-appointed) prosecutor caved to POLITICAL pressure from Republicans who he will depend on for any future appointments.
I’m glad to see that Republicans suddenly care about gun control, although I see that it only applies if it is a Democrat (in the same way an African American open carrying risks getting shot by police while European Americans are encouraged to open carry).
If Hunter Biden has broken the law, he should face consequences commensurate with what he did and be treated the same way as anyone else in the same situation.
The fact is, however, that the only wrongdoing he has credibly been accused of — NONE OF WHICH REMOTELY INVOLVED HIS FATHER — was that, while in the throes of addiction, he failed to pay his taxes (he has since paid all taxes and penalties) and he lied about being a drug addict when buying a firearm that he never loaded, never used in an underlying crime and which he only owned for ELEVEN DAYS before his sister-in-law disposed of it because she was afraid that, desponded over his addiction, he had bought it to kill himself.
This combination of violations routinely pleads out for fines and probation, but no jail time. A fairly routine plea deal was fully agreed on, a very experienced TRUMP-APPOINTED PROSECUTOR (held over by Biden to avoid even the appearance of interference, which of course never stops the Republicans from falsely claiming it) and Biden’s very experienced, highly-qualified defense attorney Abbe Lowell was, if anything, MORE HARSH than other routine plea deals in such situations, and only after the REPUBLICAN (Trump-appointed) prosecutor caved to POLITICAL pressure from Republicans who he will depend on for any future appointments.