Legal expert Jonathan Turley highlighted how Hunter Biden’s recent interview undermines one of his legal defense arguments.
In an interview with Axios published on Monday, the President’s son discussed his battle with sobriety in relation to American democracy and supporting his father’s presidency against Donald Trump.
“Most importantly, you have to believe that you’re worth the work, or you’ll never be able to get sober. But I often do think of the profound consequences of failure here,” Hunter said of his sobriety. “I have something much bigger than even myself at stake. We are in the middle of a fight for the future of democracy.”
Hunter has pinpointed May 17, 2019, as his “initial sobriety date,” a detail reported by Axios. However, this poses a challenge for Hunter’s legal team as they work to prevent him from being incarcerated following his indictment on felony firearm charges.
The charges stem from accusations that he falsified information on federal documents by denying his drug use.
Turley explained:
The admission, however, reaffirms what has long been known. Hunter’s recovery came long after he signed the form. The Firearm Transaction Record, ATF Form 4473, expressly asked if he was an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance. He answered that he was not. The date was October 12, 2018.
Previously, Hunter’s counsel [Abbe] Lowell pushed a defense that the statement was truthful because Hunter may have been sober at that time. Lowell maintained that “at the time that he purchased this gun, I don’t think there’s evidence that that’s when he was suffering.” Lowell said that Biden had already emerged from rehabilitation when he signed the form.
Even worse for Hunter, Turley predicted that special counsel David Weiss may use Hunter’s interview and admission against him.
“It would not be surprising if this interview finds its way into filings by the government as the court considers defense pre-trial motions,” Turley wrote.
Hunter has entered a plea of not guilty to the charges against him. His lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has twice sought the dismissal of the case from a federal judge, contending that his client is facing “selective prosecution” influenced by political motives.
Additionally, Lowell has asserted that the prosecution is unconstitutional and infringes upon the Second Amendment. In response to Lowell’s claims of selective prosecution, Weiss has refuted them as a baseless “conspiracy theory.”
“Left with the inconvenient truth of trying to explain how this could happen during the Biden Administration, the defendant suggests that evil motives are lurking deep within the Department of Justice,” Weiss wrote in a court filing last month. “This theory is a fiction designed for a Hollywood script.”
“The charges in this case are not trumped up or because of former President Trump — they are instead a result of the defendant’s own choices and were brought in spite of, not because of, any outside noise made by politicians,” he added.
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Given that Progressives are so seldom prosecuted (or even indicted, e.g. contrast King Joe/documents and D. Trump/ documents – or Hillary, for that matter), it does appear that Hunter’s charges are, indeed, politically motivated. I was going to contrast that with something of consequence that isn’t, but I couldn’t find anything.
As his father was Excused from prosecution for stealing classified docs because he is, ” challenged” so will Hunter because he was under the influence of drugs. All nice and neat, huh? How great it is too be a high ranking Dem in this Amin.
When do prosecutors play judge and jury?
Sound familiar… Comey “Our judgement is that no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case”… Hur : ” a jury will be unlikely to unanimously convict Mr. Biden”
Fuc* them all, nothing more than high and mighty better than thou, Lieing, thieving, Anti-Constitution Communist, who don’t abide by the rule of law, but We The People had better or wind up being prosecuted..
May all of you Communist useless Anti-American, POS,, DIE DIE DIE.!
Lol! Sorry while I do understand where you are coming from I am wondering if you had a little too much caffeine today. 🙂
As water seeks its own level, so too are lies aired without any realization. For HUNTER being “The smartest man Joe Biden knows”, Joe must have some really DUMB A-holes as friends and acquaintainces.
No they are ALL mobsters current and former and know how to run a criminal empire
Why is Comer doing the job of the DOJ…. they are responsible for “investigations” and have a lot more cool toys we bought for them to do just that..
F.B. of “INVESTIGATIONS”… What did Joe Biden know and when did he know it.. Where are the DOJ investigations? Joe Biden DOES NOT NEED TO RECEIVE MONEY to be involved in bribery and influence peddling… the dinner meeting with Hunter’s foreign associates is more than enough to establish that they were selling the “brand”. When will Comer subpoena Joe Biden?
I remember cause I don’t have dementia like the Democrat party When Trump was running in 2016 Eric Trump had to resign from St. Jude hospital top donor for the children with cancer as for it to “not appear as a conflict of interest”!
Hunter was the middle man for the “big guy” and money laundering /quid-pro quo = a favor or advantage granted or expected in return for something. Which China Joe Biden was doing as he was selling out America! The apple does not fall far from the tree! Its a good thing Hunter admitting his Drug problem a good start for becoming sober but trying to cover up your “big guy” mistakes is really not “coming Clean” or saving democracy! The problem with lying is you have to remember your lies. The democrats can’t do that cause they have dementia so they just double down or deny, deny, deny! Its become a very sad not creditable party and Should not be able to hold the highest office in the Country for at least 30 yrs or ever again! Drugs are hard enough to recover from but when you messed with the people’s “trust” and continue to do that Your reputation is much harder to restore!
So it’s Trump’s fault he is a P OS?
That’s the democrats usual blame game answer out of their book for radicals
pg 8. lol
Isn’t that one Rich defense lawyer Lowell calling it “selective Prosecution” influence by Political motives! The radical left Democrats always telling US what “they are guilty of doing”! Can someone explain to them a real “selective Prosecution” is what the Radical democrat Biden administration directing DA L. James in NYC and Fani Willis in Georgia trials financially backed by Soros are doing to Trump! Hello people by now we know what a real “selective Prosecution” looks like by Biden targeting Trump his “selective political” component in a 2024 election year and interfering in OUR election process!
WE know the truth
Hunter, is being coddled by those in power. He has issues that are not going away. On the other hand, Mr . Trump is coming out straight forward and with honesty in his cases that seem to be motivated by Democrats trying to distract Americans about Hunter Biden’s, mendacious behavior in testimony.
Give a Liberal Enough Rope…. AND THEY WILL HANG THEMSELVES ! More Rope Please !