How much impact does Biden's "weakness" have on his re-election?, All three charges are felonies, and my son is under investigation | Republican | Biden

Release time:Apr 16, 2024 21:21 PM

Just as he was hit by the impeachment investigation, US President Biden was once again tormented by his "problematic son.".

On the 14th local time, Biden's son Hunter Biden was charged with illegal gun possession. Biden may become the first current President of the United States to have his own child criminally prosecuted.

The outside world believes that this is the latest and most important step in a long-term investigation into Hunter, which may have an impact on Biden's search for re-election.

Up to 25 years imprisonment

According to Xinhua News Agency and Global Times, on Thursday local time, Delaware federal prosecutor Wes filed an indictment in the federal court, accusing 53 year old Hunter of illegal gun possession.

The indictment shows that Hunter faces three charges, two of which involve him concealing his drug use while filling out the purchase documents in October 2018, and the other being illegal possession of firearms as a drug user.

These three are all serious federal offenses in the United States, and if convicted, he will face up to 25 years in prison.

Previously, Hunter's lawyers had lengthy negotiations with the prosecution to reach a plea agreement to end the investigation into Hunter. But due to the difficulty in resolving differences, the negotiations ultimately broke down.

In June of this year, both sides reached a plea agreement on two tax evasion charges and a pre-trial transfer agreement on illegal gun possession charges. The pre-trial transfer agreement is based on Hunter's agreement to quit alcohol and stop drug abuse, in exchange for the prosecutor's agreement to suspend criminal prosecution of Hunter and clear his criminal record of illegal gun possession in his personal file.

However, during the court hearing in July, the agreement did not receive approval from District Judge Norreka.

Norreka believes that Hunter's plea agreement is "not direct enough and includes some uncommon clauses.".

However, Hunter's lawyer insists that the agreement is still valid. The prosecution claimed that the agreement had been broken and that the pre-trial transfer agreement had never been effective due to improper procedures and a lack of formal signatures.

The rejection of the plea agreement is seen as a significant turning point, and now with the emergence of numerous lawsuits, Hunter seems to be getting deeper and deeper into the legal dilemma.

Expose two major weaknesses

The outside world believes that although Hunter's lawsuit is far less in scale and quantity than Trump's four criminal lawsuits, it will not be resolved for a moment and may continue to ferment in next year's election season, affecting his father Biden's search for re-election.

For Biden, both of his weaknesses were exposed this week, leading to increasing political pressure.

Firstly, age. Seeking re-election at the age of 80 has put considerable public pressure on Biden - the public generally believes he is too old to run for president again.

Next is the restless son Hunter.

Thursday's lawsuit comes as Republicans in Congress are seeking an impeachment investigation into Biden.

On the 12th of this month, House Speaker and Republican McCarthy announced that he would request relevant House committees to launch an impeachment investigation into Biden.

The survey will largely focus on whether Hunter's business behavior is directly related to Biden.

McCarthy stated that House Republicans found in an investigation into Hunter's overseas transactions that Biden's actions were suspected of abuse of power, obstruction of justice, and corruption.

It is reported that during his tenure as Vice President in the Obama administration, Biden frequently talked to Hunter and attended business dinners with his partner.

Republicans say they have obtained testimony on how Hunter used the Biden brand to attract business overseas.

The White House insisted that Biden was not involved in his son's business affairs and criticized the Republicans for their political motives.

In addition to allegations of illegal gun possession, Hunter also faces a commercial transaction investigation. The special prosecutor in charge of this case stated that he may be charged with failing to pay taxes on time in Washington or the state of California where Hunter resides.

It is expected that Hunter may face more accusations due to taxation and overseas transactions.

The party struggle is intensifying

An analysis suggests that the Republican strategy has always been to use Hunter as a leverage to attack Biden.

For example, the investigation into Hunter began in 2018, driven by the Trump administration. The federal prosecutor Wes, who filed a lawsuit against Hunter on Thursday, was personally appointed by Trump that year. He conducted a persistent investigation into Hunter's overseas business contacts and tax issues.

This Tuesday, Republicans decided to launch an impeachment investigation into Biden, with the core intention of tying him to his son Hunter, making Hunter the focus of voters and diverting attention from Trump's legal dilemma.

In fact, during years of investigation, Republicans have yet to provide any conclusive evidence of Biden's misconduct.

And the accusations made against Hunter on Thursday seem to have been intentional.

The data shows that allegations related to gun possession by drug users are rare, especially when they do not involve other crimes. According to data from the US Sentencing Commission, only about 5% of those sentenced for illegal possession of firearms in 2021 were prosecuted for drug use.

For this reason, a series of actions by Republicans are also believed to have a counterproductive effect. Just as Trump, who was previously accused, criticized Democrats for "political persecution," Republicans may also be charged with "political persecution.".

Of course, facing the relentless pursuit and beating of the Republicans, Hunter did not give up and he also picked up judicial weapons to launch a counterattack.

According to Xinhua News Agency, just the day after Republicans announced that they would launch an impeachment investigation against Biden, Hunter sued White House officials Garrett Ziegler and 10 others during Trump's presidency, accusing them of illegally obtaining a large amount of his personal information and spreading it online.

Analysts point out that as the campaign for the 2024 US presidential election continues to advance, the mutual criticism between the Democratic and Republican parties has intensified, with accusations and attacks targeting major candidates such as Biden and Trump. The political divide in the United States has become polarized, and the internal corruption of American style democracy is exposed.

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