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Hunter Biden May Finally Pay A Big Price for His Past

There is an interesting development in the federal government’s investigation into Hunter Biden’s alleged tax improprieties and whether he lied on a federal gun ownership form.

Hunter Biden via YouTube screenshot.
Hunter Biden via YouTube screenshot.

Hunter Biden Seeks Answers About Looming Federal Investigation – There is an interesting development in the federal government’s investigation into Hunter Biden’s alleged tax improprieties and whether he lied on a federal gun ownership form.

 CNN reported that the legal team representing the president’s son went to the Department of Justice’s headquarters in Washington, DC, on April 26.

Hunter’s lead attorney Chris Clark and other lawyers entered the building for a meeting to discuss a legal update on the investigation that has been ongoing since at least 2018. Hunter confirmed he was being investigated for his tax affairs in 2020.

Why Is This Taking So Long?

CNN said the attendees in the meeting included the U.S. Attorney from Delaware and a representative from the Department of Justice’s tax division.

The U.S. Attorney, David Weiss, is a Trump-appointee.

Defense attorneys for Hunter are likely concerned the DOJ or the U.S. Attorney have not publicly announced either indictments or an exoneration for the younger Biden as the investigation has played out the last five years.  

The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

Potential charges for Hunter are looming over his head like the sword of Damocles.

Critics of the younger Biden have been waiting as well for information on his legal situation. Hunter possibly faces four charges. Two misdemeanors could come about for failure to file tax returns.

Hunter has allegedly overstated expenses on one tax form that could result in a felony for tax evasion. Additionally, he could be charged with a felony count for lying on the firearm purchase form.

Fox News reported in 2020 that Hunter was the “target of a grand jury investigation prompted, partly, by Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regarding suspicious foreign transactions.”

Has This Investigation Been Mishandled by the Feds?

It is not clear why the investigation into Hunter’s tax and firearm transgressions have taken so long.

recent whistleblower who came forward last week has claimed that there might have been political interference into the investigation and that it was being “mishandled.”

The whistleblower explained through a letter from his attorney that there were “clear conflicts of interest in the case” and that “preferential treatment and politics” played a role in the investigation that could have led to such a long delay.

The un-named whistleblower has expressed interest in testifying to Congress about the matter and has requested that he be granted whistleblower protection status from retaliation.

Not the Only Investigation on Hunter Biden

Hunter is under a separate probe by the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee for his foreign business dealings. Committee chair James Comer of Kentucky and his staff has unearthed more SARs related to Hunter and several of his family members for reports that over three million dollars were sent by a Chinese energy firm in 2017 to a Hunter business associate and at least one million dollars was disbursed to the Biden family members for unknown reasons.

“The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has been following the Bidens’ tangled web of complex corporate and financial records. It’s clear from our investigation that Hunter and other members of the Biden family engaged in deceptive, shady business schemes to avoid scrutiny as they made millions from foreign adversaries like China,” Comer said. “We’ve been wondering all along where the heck the DOJ and the IRS have been. Now it appears the Biden administration may have been working overtime to prevent the Bidens from facing consequences.”

Other anonymous witnesses with knowledge of the investigation said that the IRS and FBI have completed their investigations into Hunter’s tax and gun purchase activity over a year ago.  

It is important to note that Hunter has not been charged with any crimes at this moment, although it does appear that charges could come any day now. The delay is mysterious. There has been no public comment from the US Attorney or the DOJ about this matter and we are left to wonder what the real status is into Hunter’s alleged improper activity.

Perhaps Hunter’s legal team will make an announcement soon. 19FortyFive will have the details on this case as they become available.

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Author Expertise and Experience

Serving as 19FortyFive’s Defense and National Security Editor, Dr. Brent M. Eastwood is the author of Humans, Machines, and Data: Future Trends in Warfare. He is an Emerging Threats expert and former U.S. Army Infantry officer. You can follow him on Twitter @BMEastwood. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and Foreign Policy/ International Relations.

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Now serving as 1945s New Defense and National Security Editor, Brent M. Eastwood, PhD, is the author of Humans, Machines, and Data: Future Trends in Warfare. He is an Emerging Threats expert and former U.S. Army Infantry officer.

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