First, Mr. Weiss is the same in-house prosecutor who, after being appointed by Garland to investigate, narrowed his investigation of Hunter to minor tax and gun charges, then fashioned what even liberal outlets are calling a “sweetheart” plea deal for the president’s son.
Second, that “sweetheart” plea – shaped by Weiss – got set aside by a Delaware judge as indefensible. Why? It failed to address serious charges linked to Hunter’s crime-ridden laptop – in FBI possession since 2019 – and let him walk…probation.
Worse, Weiss’s deal sought to gild the lily and shield the son from future indictments and prosecutions for more serious offenses – sweeping them into the scope of the plea, in effect blocking any future investigation or trial through the Constitution’s “double-jeopardy” clause.
The 5th Amendment’s “double jeopardy” clause says, “no person shall…for the same offense twice be put in jeopardy,” so if serious crimes were obliquely referenced in the plea deal, that gave the son a defense against any future prosecution tied to those same crimes.
It was a neat trick – but it did not work. The Delaware judge did not buy it, nor did the judge buy another trick lodged in the “sweetheart” deal, seemingly aimed at protecting the President.
The federal judge, Maryellen Noreika, could not get a straight answer from prosecutors as to what crimes and persons remained under investigation. Her questioning suggests a suspicion that one aim of the plea deal was to suppress evidence, likely to emerge at trial, about Joe Biden.
The judge’s surmise is not unreasonable, as crimes for which the son might be charged includes violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA, 15 USC 78,), Federal Bribery statutes (18 USC 201), and Racketeering and Corrupt Practices Act (RICO, 18 USC 1961).
Proving these crimes would implicate public officials like his father. Strong circumstantial evidence suggests a trial on these crimes would surface evidence of Joe Biden’s participation.
These crimes carry stiff penalties for son and coconspirators. Penalties for FCPA range up to five years in prison, Federal Bribery up to 15 years (and three times the bribe), RICO up to 20 years.
Thus, in a trial, the son and father are both at risk. Garland reports to the father; Weiss reports to Garland. The son, father, and those who work for the father thus all share a strong motive for shutting down the investigation, not letting a trial unfold which might implicate the President.
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