Breaking: David Weiss Says Biden’s Criticism of Son’s Prosecution ‘Undermines’ Justice System

Special counsel David Weiss, who investigated Hunter Biden over tax and gun-related charges, said President Joe Biden’s criticism of his son’s prosecution “undermines the very foundation” of the American justice system.

The outgoing president pardoned Hunter last month from his alleged crimes and also from possible crimes that weren’t charged over an eleven-year period. The move was sharply criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike, who took issue with Biden after he repeatedly claimed he wouldn’t pardon his son.

In signing the sweeping pardon on December 1, Biden said the prosecution of his son was politically motivated, “selective,” and “unfair.” Weiss called this characterization “gratuitous and wrong.”

While past presidents have pardoned their family members, the special counsel said, “None have taken the occasion as an opportunity to malign the public servants at the Department of Justice based solely on false accusations.”

Weiss was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in August 2023.

“These prosecutions were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics. Eight judges across numerous courts have rejected claims that they were the result of selective or vindictive motives,” Weiss wrote in his final report on Hunter Biden’s federal cases. The report was submitted to Garland on Friday.

“Calling those rulings into question and injecting partisanship into the independent administration of the law undermines the very foundation of what makes America’s justice system fair and equitable. It erodes public confidence in an institution that is essential to preserving the rule of law.”

The presidential pardon came days before Hunter Biden was set to be sentenced in the two cases involving tax misconduct and the illegal purchase of a firearm.

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