Law professor Jonathan Turley explained Thursday how Hunter Biden's legal troubles could ensnare his father, President Joe Biden.
On Thursday, the eldest son was indicted in federal court on nine charges related to tax crimes related to Hunter's overseas transactions.hunter pleaded not guilty To the crime.
No plea deal was reached and the case heads to trial. To prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, prosecutors may delve deep into the complex financial flows associated with Hunter's business, which could ultimately entrap the president. Turley believes there is.
“If you look at this indictment, there are many twists and turns, and is it really comparable to that of gymnast Nadia Comaneci? This is an indictment that carefully avoids bringing up influence mischief, corruption scandals, and the basis for that. There's no getting around it, because some of these unindicted individuals are actually members of Biden's family,” Turley said on Fox News.
“But the Justice Department avoided opening a special counsel investigation into influence trafficking. They avoided charging him with a crime.” [the Foreign Agent Registration Act]”Many of us don't understand that he was an unregistered foreign agent,” he continued.
“All of these moves served to protect the president. This trial isolated him to a certain extent.” “So they certainly could trip over some wires because it's very difficult to address some of these issues without acknowledging that the funding is coming from large-scale influence-spreading schemes.” But so far it seems like they intend to avoid that.''
Still, Turley described the nine charges related to tax fraud as “light.”
“This is because the Justice Department has recognized that the statute of limitations has expired.” [out] “There is no explanation whatsoever for the earlier tax violations dating back to 2014,” he said.
“We were internally warned by an IRS whistleblower that they were allowing the statute of limitations to run, and they could have easily extended it, but they never explained why they did it. No,” Turley continued. “But some of these early taxes are potentially the most harmful to the president.”
Hunter's trial is scheduled to begin on June 20, 2024.
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