Authorities found cocaine residue in Hunter Biden's gun pouch in 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) disclosed in a new filing Tuesday, hampering his legal defense against three gun charges.
Prosecutors used evidence of cocaine residue to urge the gun judge to deny Hunter's request to dismiss the case.
- Hunter faces three criminal charges related to firearm possession.
- The indictment did not include any Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) or tax violations.
“To be clear, investigators literally found drugs in the pouch where the defendant kept his gun,” prosecutors wrote. FBI chemist determines substance is cocaine, court Documents to be submitted Said.
Hunter previously admitted using crack cocaine and smoked Parmesan cheese. His legal defense claims the president's son broke no laws.
Lawyers also claim the president's son was “selectively prosecuted” for political reasons.
The Justice Department pushed back on Hunter's claims. “There is no evidence to support his claim'' that the executive branch, led by his father, President Biden, and the Department of Justice, led by an attorney general appointed by his father, authorized prosecutions by federal prosecutors and special counsel of their choice. “A political purpose,” the Justice Department said.
“The charges in this case were not trumped up or the fault of former President Trump, but rather the result of the defendant's own choices, and were brought in spite of, and not because of, outside noise from politicians. '' the prosecutor argued.
In July, Hunter refused to accept a plea deal offered by prosecutors after negotiations broke down due to questioning by Judge Maryellen Noreika about the “diversion agreement.”
agreement able to afford Hunter is entitled to probation rather than jail time after pleading guilty to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.5 million in 2017 and 2018 income. In addition, Weiss devised another diversion agreement that provided Hunter with immunity from potential future charges, essentially containing the following clause: wipe Felony firearms violation from his record.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former Republican war room analyst.he is the author of politics of slave morality.Follow Wendell “X” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
