Special counsel rejects allegations that Hunter Biden's prosecution was politically motivated

Weiss' office argued on Monday that multiple judges have already determined that the prosecution was not vindictive, as Hunter Biden previously argued in court filings.

By Misty Severi

Published: December 2, 2024 8:12pm

Special prosecutor David Weiss, who was tasked with prosecuting first son Hunter Biden, rejected allegations that prosecutions of the first son were politically motivated in a court filing on Monday.

President Joe Biden pardoned his son on Sunday night, and claimed his son was unfairly targeted and prosecuted. The blanket pardon covered crimes committed between 2014 and 2024, and means he cannot be prosecuted or sentenced for his tax charges, his federal gun charge, or any possible crime he committed while on the board of Burisma.

Weiss' office argued on Monday that multiple judges have already determined that the prosecution was not vindictive, as Hunter Biden previously argued in court filings. The filing did not directly mention the president's comment, per NBC News, but commented that Hunter Biden has tried to dismiss the California tax case eight times already, all of which were denied.

"The defendant argued that the indictment was a product of vindictive and selective prosecution," the filing said. "The Court rejected that claim finding that '[a]s the Court stated at the hearing, Defendant filed his motion without any evidence.' And there was none and never has been any evidence of vindictive or selective prosecution in this case."

The filing also noted that Hunter Biden made the same claim in regards to the Delaware gun case, which were rejected by the judge overseeing the case, and three panels of appeals courts.

"In total, eleven (11) different Article III judges appointed by six (6) different presidents, including his father, considered and rejected the defendant’s claims, including his claims for selective and vindictive prosecution," the filing said.

Weiss' office also rejected claims that the indictments should be dismissed, stating that a dismissal would be as if the grand jury's indictment never existed.

The first son's attorney Abbe Lowell responded on Monday that the judge can dismiss the California case because no judgment had been entered in the case, and Hunter Biden had not been sentenced.

Hunter Biden was expected to be sentenced in the federal gun case on Dec. 12 and in the tax case on Dec. 16.

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