The Next Indictment

This strange year of unusual indictments against high-profile political figures may take yet another bizarre turn. Reports broke late yesterday that Special Counsel David Weiss is planning to indict Hunter Biden on a felony gun charge before the end of the month. 

I’ll believe it when I see it. We’ve all gotten our hopes up too many times that the double standard of justice will end and each time it’s only gotten worse. 

As former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy reminds us, Weiss thoroughly botched this investigation and attempted to cut a sweetheart plea deal with Hunter’s attorneys. It’s hard to believe that he’s trying to do the right thing now.

That plea deal was so bad, it fell apart as soon as the judge started asking basic questions, like, “How much immunity is this giving the president’s son?” When the two sides disagreed about that fundamental point, the judge refused to accept the deal.

I doubt they really disagreed. I suspect federal prosecutors were too embarrassed to admit in open court what they had agreed to behind the scenes.

Some experts are suggesting that Hunter’s attorneys will insist that the previous deal is still binding, and will argue that the government already agreed to dismiss the felony gun charge. 

We’ll see how this ultimately plays out, but I’m not holding my breath that justice will be done.

And as Sen. Marco Rubio noted, there are far more serious issues at stake here, like how did Hunter Biden make his millions and whether the president of the United States is compromised by his son’s foreign business schemes.