As everyone inside the RW media echo chamber doom loop knows, Hunter Biden and "The Biden Crime Syndicate" is "The Greatest Most Corrupt Threat to America Since America!" Thus, because the RW media echo chamber doom loop needs constant enemies to tell its viewers that America Is Under Constant Attack by Democrats, this narrative is on RW media all the time.
Of course, the RW media echo chamber doom loop never seems to mention the billions of dollars Jared Kushner took from the Saudis. This doesn't bother MAGA because cult. Even though MAGA is a giant grift machine, only Democrats are corrupt!
Lately, MAGA has been whining that Hunter received a "sweetheart deal" even though the prosecutor was a Trump appointee whom Trump lavished praise upon when he was appointed. But hey, victimhood grievance is big in MAGA media because ka-ching!
So did he receive a sweetheart deal? Let's ask other prosecutors.
First, on the gun charges
Nonetheless
So maybe. But it's debatable.
What about on tax charges?
www.wsj.com
So it appears that Hunter got a fair deal on tax evasion but there's an open question on gun charges in today's increase in gun violence.
But MAGA won't hear that because it's too profitable for their media bubble echo chamber that Da Derp State got away with it again. Because that's not what drives clicks and viewership! Outrage, hatred and grievance is what makes bank!
Of course, the RW media echo chamber doom loop never seems to mention the billions of dollars Jared Kushner took from the Saudis. This doesn't bother MAGA because cult. Even though MAGA is a giant grift machine, only Democrats are corrupt!
Lately, MAGA has been whining that Hunter received a "sweetheart deal" even though the prosecutor was a Trump appointee whom Trump lavished praise upon when he was appointed. But hey, victimhood grievance is big in MAGA media because ka-ching!
So did he receive a sweetheart deal? Let's ask other prosecutors.
The Wall Street Journal reviewed more than a hundred federal court dockets and interviewed almost a dozen former federal prosecutors to see whether the deal struck with Hunter Biden was different than it would have been for anyone else.
First, on the gun charges
In looking at a sample of more than 100 federal cases involving the same charge, few had facts directly analogous to Hunter Biden’s case.
“When people are prosecuted for possessing a gun while using drugs it is usually because authorities believed they posed a danger,” said Rod Rosenstein, former deputy attorney general under Trump who also focused on violent crime cases when he was U.S. attorney in Maryland. ...
Occasionally, the charge is made on its own, as it was in the Biden case, and some lengthy prison sentences have been handed down. But typically other factors were involved in either the investigation or the arrest, including concerns by law enforcement about threats of violence or previous criminal history. ...
Though Hunter Biden hasn’t been described as a threat to others nor did he have any prior criminal history, prosecutors have a significant amount of discretion to pursue charges as they see fit.
Nonetheless
Some former prosecutors said the high-profile nature of the Biden case combined with his well-documented crack addiction, which he chronicled in detail in his memoir “Beautiful Things” necessitated pursuing a case against him. Others said the remedy—the ability to avoid prosecution for compliant behavior—sends the wrong message as the Justice Department is seeking to combat gun crime which typically rises in the summer months.
So maybe. But it's debatable.
What about on tax charges?
Former tax prosecutors said the Hunter Biden case likely presented the Justice Department with several challenges that cut in favor of negotiating a plea deal rather than taking the case to trial.
Most tax cases involve felony charges, such as tax evasion or fraud. Hunter Biden intends to plead guilty to misdemeanor offenses. But it is not unusual for the Justice Department to pursue misdemeanor charges in cases where the defendant has just failed to file or pay taxes over multiple years and owed significant sums.
To bring more serious felony charges against Hunter Biden, as some critics say the Justice Department should have considered, federal prosecutors would have required compelling evidence that showed the younger Biden took deliberate steps to evade taxes or fraudulently lower his tax bill beyond failing to pay. His defense lawyers also could have pointed to his well-documented addiction to argue that a drug-induced fog kept him from paying his taxes, complicating the department’s ability to prove that he acted with intent to violate the law. And some suggested that even a misdemeanor was serious—for Hunter Biden or anyone else.
“Any suggestion that a conviction for federal tax crimes is a slap on the wrist demonstrates an uninformed view of our federal criminal justice system, the U.S. sentencing guidelines, and the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction,” including reputational and professional damages, said Caroline Ciraolo, a former acting head of the Justice Department’s tax division.
Did Hunter Biden Get a Sweetheart Deal? Prosecutors Weigh In
A look at whether the Justice Department’s agreement with the president’s son is the same as it would have been for anyone else.
www.wsj.com
So it appears that Hunter got a fair deal on tax evasion but there's an open question on gun charges in today's increase in gun violence.
But MAGA won't hear that because it's too profitable for their media bubble echo chamber that Da Derp State got away with it again. Because that's not what drives clicks and viewership! Outrage, hatred and grievance is what makes bank!
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