Staff Reports
In the latest development in the ongoing legal saga of Hunter Biden, the embattled first son is facing a new indictment from special counsel David Weiss. This indictment strikes at the heart of Hunter’s defense that his legal troubles were a result of his struggles with addiction. The new filings by Weiss assert that Hunter continued to break the law even after allegedly gaining sobriety.
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Weiss and his team filed a 56-page document with the U.S. Central District Court of California, detailing allegations that Hunter only filed some missing tax returns years after he claimed to have regained sobriety and made no efforts to reduce his tax obligation from those years.
According to the indictment, despite regaining sobriety, Hunter did not direct any payments toward his tax liabilities for the years 2016, 2017, and 2018, when he finally filed his outstanding tax returns in 2020. Furthermore, the document alleges that Hunter received substantial financial support totaling approximately $1.2 million for his extravagant lifestyle, which included payments for housing, media relations, accountants, lawyers, and a Porsche.
Prosecutors claim that from 2016 to 2018, Hunter spent roughly $70,000 on sobriety programs to address his struggles with alcohol and crack cocaine addiction but allegedly continued to spend $4.9 million on drugs, prostitutes, and luxury items instead of paying his outstanding tax bills. The indictment states that between 2016 and 2020, Hunter individually received more than $7 million in total gross income and received over $1.2 million in financial support for his lavish lifestyle. The charges against Hunter include evasion of tax assessment, failure to file and pay taxes, and filing a false or fraudulent tax return.
Special counsel Weiss, based in the district of Delaware, has expanded his investigation into California, where the latest charges against Hunter have been brought. The U.S. Attorney for the central California district, who reportedly has ties to Vice President Kamala Harris, had previously declined to bring charges against the president’s son. Moreover, the Justice Department had intended to dismiss all charges against Hunter until Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers alleged political pressure from higher authorities was obstructing their investigation, including efforts that could implicate President Joe Biden.
In response to these legal developments, Hunter and his legal team have taken a more confrontational stance. Hunter has offered to testify before House Republicans, provided that the hearing be open to the public. He has also penned an op-ed accusing various Republicans of exploiting his legal troubles for unfair gain and has criticized the issuance of a “meritless” subpoena for former President Donald Trump. The ongoing legal issues involving Hunter continue to be a source of distraction and concern for President Biden, who reportedly has faced suggestions to distance himself from his son.
This latest indictment is sure to further fuel the ongoing debate and speculation regarding Hunter Biden’s legal troubles and their potential implications for the Biden administration.
