The 5 key conclusions from the Special Counsel’s report on Hunter Biden

The special counsel who prosecuted Hunter Biden for tax and gun crimes released his long-awaited final report on the investigation on Monday, officially concluding the probe that was cut short by President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon of his son late last year. 

Special Counsel David Weiss had faced pressure from Democrats and Republicans alike over the course of his investigation, which produced two sets of charges against the first son for firearm-related offenses in Delaware—on which the younger Biden was convicted—and tax evasion charges in California—which he pleaded guilty to. 

Weiss led the probe from his Delaware office since 2018, but was only appointed special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland after two IRS whistleblowers, Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, approached Congress in 2023 with concerns that the investigation into Hunter Biden was being politicized. 

Here are the five key conclusions from the final report reviewed by Just the News: 

• Hunter Biden broke the law

  Weiss confirms unequivocally in his report that Hunter Biden broke the law, contradicting claims from President Joe Biden and some media outlets that said for years that there was no evidence the first son had done anything wrong.

• Biden traded on his family name to secure lucrative business deals

  Weiss concluded Hunter Biden’s money came from “using his last name and connections to secure lucrative business opportunities” in exchange for doing “limited work,” confirming one of the key findings of the House Republican impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden that wrapped up last year.

• Evidence shows Biden cheated on taxes specifically related to Burisma income

  The court documents show that Hunter Biden failed to report income from Burisma Holdings, the controversial Ukrainian energy firm, on his taxes, again contradicting President Biden’s claims that his son did nothing wrong: “The Defendant did not report his income from Burisma on his 2014 Form 1040,” the court documents read in one instance.

• President Biden accused of undermining the justice system

  Weiss says that President Biden’s claims that the prosecutions of his son were politically motivated “undermine the public's confidence in our criminal justice system” and “unfairly impugn[s] the integrity not only of Department of Justice personnel, but all of the public servants making these difficult decisions in good faith."

• President Biden accused of using a pardon to try to rewrite history

  Weiss said that President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, was an attempt to rewrite history: "The Constitution provides the President with broad authority to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, but nowhere does the Constitution give the President the authority to rewrite history.”