Today, Hunter Biden plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion and one count of unlawful gun possession. All of these charges are misdemeanors and Biden will likely avoid jail time.
In some ways this is worse than if President Biden's son stood trial and was acquitted. We are treated to cries of "two-tier justice" from the usual suspects. While it can be plausibly argued that Hunter Biden would have been treated in a less lenient fashion if he wasn't the son of the President of the United States, it is difficult to take this argument seriously from people who simultaneously hold the view defeated, former President Trump shouldn't be charged with any criminal offense and is being treated unfairly.
But Republicans are never going to let Hunter Biden go so long as they believe they can tie him to President Biden. Cue House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and cries of the "Biden Crime Family."
Of course, none of this excuses Hunter Biden's behavior. But as I have long argued, give me Hunter Biden and I'll give you Don, Jr., Eric and Ivanka Trump.
In the grand scheme of things, unless Comer and company can actually prove corruption, malfeasance and unlawful conduct on the part of President Biden, Hunter Biden will do his father no more damage in 2024 than he did during the 2020 election. So far, they have come up empty. Yet that won't stop them from their sound and fury.
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