Republican officials wasted little time responding to the breaking news Tuesday that a five-year federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s highly suspect actions will result in two misdemeanor tax counts and a gun charge that will likely be dismissed.
U.S. Attorney David Weiss has reportedly reached a plea agreement with President Joe Biden’s son, who is expected to avoid any jail time and be sentenced instead to probation for a short spell. NBC News said the deal “indicates an end to the sweeping, five-year investigation by federal prosecutors, FBI agents and IRS officials into Hunter Biden’s conduct.” So case closed, with all the millions of dollars flowing into the Biden coffers from China and Ukraine wrapped up in a pretty little bow.
Former President Donald Trump responded to Tuesday’s breaking news on Truth Social: “Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere ‘traffic ticket.’ Our system is BROKEN!”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Trump’s fiercest rival in the GOP primary also commented, saying Hunter was spared from any real consequences because he’s “connected to the elite DC class.”
Looks like Hunter received a sweetheart deal and is not facing any charges on the massive corruption allegations. If Hunter was not connected to the elite DC class he would have been put in jail a long time ago. pic.twitter.com/tZcZOY1uST
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) June 20, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke of a “two-tiered” system of justice in America.
“My first reaction is that it continues to show a two-tiered system in America,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters on Tuesday. “If you are the president’s leading political opponent, the DOJ tries to literally put you in jail and give you prison time. If you are the president’s son, you get a sweetheart deal.”
“It continues to show the two-tier system in America,” says @SpeakerMcCarthy on Hunter Biden’s plea agreement.
“If you are the president’s leading opponent, the DOJ tries to literally put you in jail … if you are the president’s son, you get a sweetheart deal.” pic.twitter.com/8XUUgA0rPn
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 20, 2023
U.S. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement that Hunter was “getting away with a slap on the wrist” and that the deal would have “no impact” on his ongoing investigation of the president’s involvement in any family corruption.
“Let’s be clear: the Department of Justice’s charges against President Biden’s son Hunter reveal a two-tiered system of justice,” Comer said in a release. “Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens engaged in a pattern of corruption, influence peddling, and possibly bribery.”
“These charges against Hunter Biden and sweetheart plea deal have no impact on the Oversight Committee’s investigation,” the chairman added. “We will not rest until the full extent of President Biden’s involvement in the family’s schemes are revealed.”
Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens engaged in a pattern of corruption, influence peddling, and possibly bribery.
Read my full statement. pic.twitter.com/9swtTaUUQu
— Rep. James Comer (@RepJamesComer) June 20, 2023
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who sits on the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, said the deal is “the epitome of the politicization and Weaponization of Joe Biden’s Department of Justice.”
“They give a slap on the wrist to President Biden’s son — a tax fraud and corrupt pay-to-play criminal,” Stefanik said in a statement. “It’s never been more clear that we have a two tiered system of justice when you have the son of the sitting President of the United States selling our country out to the highest bidder, laundering money, committing tax fraud, accepting bribes, illegally obtaining a firearm, and shamefully avoiding child support.”
My full statement on Hunter Biden’s slap on the wrist and the two-tiered system of justice in America. pic.twitter.com/yEND9I7laQ
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) June 20, 2023
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) said in a tweet: “Any other American would have the book thrown at them. The president’s son gets a slap on the wrist. This is exhibit 1,402 for why I’m holding Biden’s DOJ nominees. We have a two-tiered justice system in our country. It’s a disgrace.”
There was also a common theme of the arrangement being a deflection from the bribery allegations swirling around President Biden.
“Despite Biden’s claim that his son did nothing wrong, it’s been obvious for years that Hunter Biden committed tax & gun crimes. This deal attempts to distract from the unresolved bribery allegations re: then-VP Biden. Americans deserve answers re: the Joe Biden investigation,” Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) tweeted. “The Biden DOJ gives President Biden’s son a slap on the wrist with no jail time while it presses for a quick trial of President Biden’s political opponent on charges that carry decades behind bars. America is better than this two-tiered justice system.”
The Biden DOJ gives President Biden’s son a slap on the wrist with no jail time while it presses for a quick trial of President Biden’s political opponent on charges that carry decades behind bars.
America is better than this two-tiered justice system.
— Senator Bill Hagerty (@SenatorHagerty) June 20, 2023
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) also noted that the news is a “deflection” from John Durham testifying before Congress Wednesday on the FBI’s corrupt handling of the Russian collusion hoax.
“Don’t let the Hunter Biden plea deal news today distract you from Special Counsel John Durhams’s testimony on the FBI’s corruption today and tomorrow on Capitol Hill. The release of this plea deal this morning is part of a bigger deflection scheme,” he tweeted.
Don’t let the Hunter Biden plea deal news today distract you from Special Counsel John Durhams’s testimony on the FBI’s corruption today and tomorrow on Capitol Hill.
The release of this plea deal this morning is part of a bigger deflection scheme.
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) June 20, 2023
Here’s a sampling of a few other Republican lawmakers’ response to Hunter’s sweetheart deal, as seen on Twitter:
Hunter Biden pleading guilty to a gun charge and misdemeanor tax charges with no jail time is a stunt to make him look like he is just cooperating with the DOJ.
Meanwhile the pathetic and weaponized DOJ who protects their puppet President and refuses to prosecute Joe Biden and…
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) June 20, 2023
Like I said, when Democrats are investigated everything is slow walked and it ends with a slap on the wrist. Don’t believe me? Just look at Hunter Biden.
Three questions:
1. When does evading millions in federal income taxes get a slap on the wrist? (Ask Wesley Snipes)2. Did…
— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) June 20, 2023
Hunter Biden was able to quietly plead guilty to a FEDERAL GUN LAW VIOLATION and WILLFUL FAILURE TO PAY INCOME TAXES.
There was no raid of his crackhouse. There was no jail time. No flashy indictments.
His lawyer says the investigation is over and they’re wrapping a nice little…
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) June 20, 2023
The Department of Justice announcement that Hunter Biden’s felony charges will be reduced reinforces a two-tiered criminal justice system in America. This administration has done more to undermine the public’s trust in our justice system than any in history.
— Congressman Michael Guest (@RepMichaelGuest) June 20, 2023
As predicted… Hunter Biden has been charged with minor offenses and will accept a sweetheart plea deal. How many other Americans would receive the same treatment from the Justice Department?
Today only further cements the two-tiered system of justice under the Biden regime. pic.twitter.com/6jH3IReCVJ
— Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) June 20, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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