WASHINGTON — After more than a half-century in politics, no subject may be more personally painful nor politically problematic for President Biden than his troubled son, Hunter. He is by all accounts a gaping wound in his heart and the most sensitive soft spot in his campaign armor. On the one hand, Hunter Biden’s agreement on Tuesday to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes capped a five-year investigation without allegations of wrongdoing…

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    1 year ago

    most anybody in Hunter’s position would have gotten probation… without pleading down. The reality of this is that the sentencing is absolutely political, being ridiculously excessive compared to what’s “normal”- especially on a plea deal. I’m not trying to minimize what he did- but they’re misdemeanors. These three charges are the best they got on the biden family. that’s it. that’s all there was for those skeletons in the closet.

    meanwhile, we have the AG sitting on an investigation of a guy we all know incited an insurrection for the purpose of overturning the lawful, constitutional and legitimate government… because they might appear political, and taking nearly two years to TS:SCI documents back from a dolt who thought storing them in the shitter was a good idea… or whose son in law received billions from Saudis…while working in the government.