Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy said Monday that “no American will be spared” for gun and tax crimes allegedly committed by Hunter Biden.
President Joe Biden on Sunday pardoned Hunter, who was convicted of crimes related to a 2018 illegal gun purchase and alleged failure to pay taxes, saying his son was “unjustly accused of crimes that rarely go to trial.” ” he said. '', or you could be sentenced to prison. McCarthy said it is common for Americans to be charged with this type of crime, and it is nearly impossible to avoid prison time for similar crimes.
“So it's okay to rob a bank and get your money back? That's ridiculous. As far as gun cases go, it's about filling out paperwork and finding out there's a problem so you can't get your gun, so-called It wasn't a lie-and-try case,'' McCarthy said. “[Hunter] I actually got a gun. Such incidents are brought up all the time. When it comes to tax violations, it's like bank robbery, which is a bit of an extreme example, but I think you get the point across. Just because you repaid the money you borrowed doesn't mean you didn't commit a crime. It's not a defense. I mean, those are just stupid arguments and the fact of the matter is he got cut after break because he's Hunter Biden and he's the president's son. The idea that he was chosen for that reason, in fact they tried to sue against his ejection, which is a break no American gets. ”
A Delaware jury in June found the president's son guilty of three felonies for allegedly purchasing a Colt Cobra in 2018 despite knowing he was addicted to drugs and for making false statements on the purchase form. He also faces nine charges in California for allegedly failing to pay more than $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019, which could result in up to 17 years in prison. there were. (Related: CNN's Scott Jennings says Biden will go down in history as a 'complete and utter disgrace' over Hunter pardon)
Biden said on Sunday. statement Hunter claimed he had been “blasted” by political opponents because he was his son, and that he had delayed paying his taxes after paying them “with interest and penalties” and how to fill out gun registration forms. He argued that very few people were prosecuted.
“Absent aggravating factors such as use in a crime, multiple purchases, or purchasing a weapon as a straw purchaser, people cannot be tried for felonies solely because of how they fill out a gun form,” Biden said in a statement. “It is rarely applied,” he said. “Non-criminal settlements are typically available to people who fail to pay their taxes due to severe addiction, but then repay them with interest and penalties. It's clear Hunter was treated differently. is”
Mr. Biden and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre have repeatedly assured Americans that Mr. Hunter will not receive a pardon from his father after his conviction on firearms charges.
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