Part 3 of The Case Against Trump
This essay was written just before Trump got his fourth indictment, this time for racketeering charges in Georges. It is mentioned briefly, but it mostly focuses on Hunter Biden and his present legal situation as how it compares with Trump’s.
By Alastair Browne
For the past seven years, Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, has been investigated for two misdemeanor crimes, and one felony. The misdemeanor being his failure to pay taxes on $1.5 million he made from business dealings overseas, with two separate firms. The felony stems from the unlawful possession of a firearm while being a drug user.
David C. Weiss, a Trump appointed attorney, was assigned in 2018 during the Trump Administration to investigate these crimes and then prosecute Hunter Biden. Originally, Biden and Weiss agreed to a plea deal of which Biden would plead guilty to the two tax misdemeanors that would have him avoid prosecution on the gun charges.
Because Hunter Biden is the President’s son, the Republicans would have none of this, and so the plea deal fell apart. This is in spite of the fact that Weiss was appointed by then-President Donald Trump.
As it now stands, Weiss has been re-appointed by special counsel to Biden by Attorney General Merrick Garland. The investigation against Hunter Biden will proceed, and there is a good chance that he will be brought to trial.
You would think that the Republicans would be satisfied, but they aren’t; far from it.
They feel that David Weiss can’t be trusted and that this is just a new way to whitewash the corruption of the Biden family.
In other words, the Republicans want the blood of the Bidens for beating Trump in the 2020 election, while ignoring or justifying the sins of their own party members, especially those of Donald Trump himself.
How do these sins compare?
President Biden had no involvement whatsoever in his son’s dealings, while Trump is the source of his own crimes. Hunter Biden did two misdemeanors on tax fraud, which he has since paid back the taxes and pleaded guilty to all charges. The drug and gun charges are still hanging.
Trump attempted a very violent insurrection, resulting in the death of a capitol police officer and tried to overturn the votes in Georgia, for which he has now been indicted. This is now his fourth indictment, totaling 91 charges from all four.
Here are the indictments against Trump in comparison with Hunter Biden’s crimes:
- Trump’s first indictment, the Hush Money Case involving Stormy Daniels. There are 34 counts of falsifying business records.
- His second indictment, the Classified Documents Case, there are 32 counts of willful retention in violation of the Espionage Acts; Six counts of obstruction related crimes, and two counts of false statements.
- His third indictment is the January 6 insurrection. Trump is charged with two counts of obstructing official proceedings, one count conspiracy to defraud the U.S., and one count of conspiracy against rights.
- His fourth indictment involves one count of racketeering, three counts of solicitation of violation of oath, six counts of conspiracy, two counts of false statements, and one count of filing false documents.
TOTAL - 91 charges.
Compare all these with Hunter Biden’s two misdemeanors and a felony.
The real reason why the Republicans in Congress are pointing this out is to cover-up for Trump’s own crimes. They hope use Biden’s crimes to negate Trump’s own, have the prosecution drop all charges against Trump, expunge his two impeachments, and have Trump be re-elected President with a squeaky clean image.
It won’t work.
As the saying goes, two wrongs don’t make a right. One crime isn’t going to negate another, and Hunter Biden’s crimes will not justify any of Trump’s crime nor will they make them less serious, not by one iota.
Should Hunter Biden be prosecuted for his crimes? Absolutely! If Trump is not above the law, neither is Hunter Biden. Biden has been investigated for his actions for the past five to seven years, and with all the evidence against him, there is little else that can be uncovered.
Therefore, to be fair, Biden should face trial and suffer whatever consequences he receives, even if he goes to jail.
This is fair, and the Republicans will not have a leg to stand on if and when Trump is prosecuted for his crimes. If one side get prosecuted, so should the other, all the way to jail.
Note: If Hunter Biden does not go to jail, I will still have no problem with that. His crimes pale in comparison to Trump’s, and the reality is, the crimes of both persons are not comparable, and must be dealt with separately; separately, but fairly.
Trump must also be investigated, prosecuted and sentenced and must never be allow to run for office again
No side should criticize the other. No side should assume that they will get off scot free just because the other side committed crimes.
“One does not become a saint through the sins of others.”
No, Trump’s crimes and his possible jail sentence should not be lightened one bit due to the crimes of Hunter Biden.
They are both separate and unrelated, and that is how both should be treated.
Case closed!
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