President Biden has privately expressed that he feels guilty about Hunter Biden’s legal troubles, telling a close friend that he believes his son would not face federal charges if he did not run for office in 2020, according to reports.
“In private, no issue is more likely to anger or sadden President Biden than an attack on his son,” according to Axios, which described people close to the 81-year-old president as aware that his “feelings change” when there is unpleasant news. asked Hunter.
Few in the president’s circle “felt free to discuss Hunter’s situation with the president” out of concern that it could “spark anger and frustration,” according to the outlet.
The Justice Department’s investigation into the 53-year-old eldest son has also “strained” the president’s relationship with Attorney General Merrick Garland, the report said, describing it as “cold” after Special Counsel David Weiss brought criminal charges against Hunter for allegedly lying about his drug use when he bought a gun and failed to pay $1.4 million in taxes.
The president’s relationship with Attorney General Merrick Garland has turned “cold” over the Justice Department’s investigation into his scandal-plagued son Hunter Biden. Yuri Gripas/UPI/Shutterstock Hunter Biden has accused the media of trying to “kill” him in order to cast a negative light on President Biden. Saquan Stimpson – CNP
People close to the president have slammed Garland for giving Weiss special counsel status to investigate Hunter and have compared the attorney general to former FBI Director James Comey, arguing that both are “obsessed with the appearance of having integrity rather than just trying to make decisions that are right.” right,” according to the outlet.
Similar to the president’s indictment, Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, argued Monday that his client was indicted “because he’s the president’s son.”
“Republicans … have tried and tried to say that President Biden has done something wrong. They couldn’t find a shred of evidence,” Lowell said during an interview with MSNBC. “What they managed to do … was basically say, ‘Well, I can’t get the president, so I’m going to scold his son in a way that shows that there’s something going on between the two of them.'”
Hunter Biden faces 25 years in prison on gun charges and 17 years on his alleged tax crimes.
Last week, Biden alluded to the president’s grief over his legal troubles, accusing The Post and other media outlets of trying to “kill” him to thwart his father’s presidency.
“What they’re trying to do is they’re trying to kill me,” Biden said during an interview with podcaster and techno vegan DJ Moby, “knowing that it would be more pain than my father could handle, and therefore destroy the presidency with that way.”
The first son has been subpoenaed by the State Legislature handling the impeachment inquiry against President Biden, with a closed deposition before lawmakers scheduled for Wednesday. It is unclear whether Hunter will appear for the deposition.
House MPs are expected to vote on whether to open an impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.
Biden faces up to 17 years in prison if convicted on all nine counts, including three felonies, related to his alleged failure to pay taxes over a four-year period. He also faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison on three felony counts in the firearms case.
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