Prosecutors say Hunter Biden was compensated by Romanian businessman hoping to influence US policy

Special Counsel David Weiss's office revealed Wednesday that first son Hunter Biden allegedly received "compensation" from a Romanian businessman who was hoping to influence United States policy.

Weiss' team said they plan to introduce evidence proving the allegation in Biden's federal tax case next month. The office revealed the information about the unnamed businessman in a filing that urged the court to reject Biden’s request to omit certain evidence that he believes is prejudicial against him. 

The prosecutors claimed a business associate would testify about the relationship, but that the evidence does not demonstrate a "direct" financial connection between the first son and a foreign country, according to NBC News.

"The evidence of what the defendant agreed to do and did do for [the businessman] demonstrates the defendant’s state of mind and intent during the relevant tax years charged in the indictment," senior assistant special counsel Derek Hines wrote in the filing. "It is also evidence that the defendant’s actions do not reflect someone with a diminished capacity, given that he agreed to attempt to influence U.S. public policy and receive millions of dollars pursuant to an oral agreement."

Biden is accused of failing to pay taxes, failing to file taxes, evading an assessment, and filing a fraudulent tax form. He is expected to stand trial in the case on Sept. 5.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.