Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, weighed in on the recent guilty verdict of Hunter Biden, stating that this is only the start of the consequences he could face for much greater criminal charges coming down the road. Some of the stuff we all know this guy has been involved with — thanks to that infamous laptop — will make the federal gun charges he just got nailed for look like jay walking.
A report from The Daily Caller said that Biden was convicted by a jury of his peers on three felony counts connected with the purchase of a .38-caliber revolver back in 2018. It only took the jurors three hours of deliberation to reach the verdict. Turley went on to say in his comments about the situation that the younger son of the president is now staring down the barrel — pun absolutely intended — a criminal referral from the House of Representatives for perjury, along with a tax case that is still pending. Yeah, this dude is in serious trouble.
And let’s not forget the whole “influence peddling” thing that he and his dear old dad were allegedly involved with when Joe Biden was serving as vice president in the Obama administration. We have tons of evidence and testimony that corroborates those allegations too. I only hope we see some actual results from the investigation into the matter by House Republicans.
“His counsel has got to refocus on that tax case, they are going into that case now with a convicted felon,” Turley said to “Faulkner Focus” host Harris Faulkner. “Now, these are very different types of claims, but there is a third front developing. Congress just referred, what I consider to be a very strong case, for a perjury investigation of Hunter Biden after his testimony before Congress.”
'The House Seems To Have Hunter Biden Dead To Rights': Turley Says Hunter Biden's Problems Are Only Beginning pic.twitter.com/w9kDyvYely
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 11, 2024
“Now the expectation is that Garland is going to basically scuttle that referral, but the problem is that the House seems to have Hunter Biden dead [to] rights… on those perjury claims,” Turley explained during the interview. “It is hard to see how what he said before Congress was true. It is a much more serious offense. It is currently sitting on the desk of Merrick Garland.”
Turley noted that the tax case carried “much more serious” charges, including ties to the Biden family’s business dealings. Earlier Tuesday, Turley said that an effort by Biden’s attorneys to secure “nullification” of the felony charges was “overcome” by the jurors.
“This was a very fair judge in my view, uh, she ruled for the defense and for the prosecutors on different issues. She went right down the middle of the road, and I think in the end, justice was done here,” Turley said as he went on to speak with Faulkner about United States District Judge Maryellen Noreika of the District of Delaware after the Fox News host illustrated where the judge’s handling of the Biden case with New York Judge Juan Merchan’s handling of Trump’s business documents case was different. “This jury was able to overcome a nullification strategy.”
'Justice Was Done Here': Jonathan Turley Credits Jury For Overcoming 'Nullification' Strategy To Convict Hunter pic.twitter.com/4j1wp3shSz
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 11, 2024
“Part of the problem was that Abbe Lowell, the defense attorney, put forward a bunch of defenses in the opening statement that collapsed within 48 hours,” the law professor continued. “I mean, the prosecutors did an extraordinarily good job here. They were focused, they were disciplined, and they methodically took apart each of these defenses in front of the jury and when you pursue nullification strategy, it can go too far sometimes. It can make the jury feel like they are being treated as chumps and I think that here, the jury followed instructions and did their duty.”
All the American people really want is for the law to apply equally to all people, regardless of their position within the government or the size of their bank accounts. Our Founding Fathers envisioned a legal system that would hold all individuals accountable for their actions as a means of both preserving liberty as well as protecting justice.
The only way we return to that vision is if we dismantle the two-tiered system we have now. And that is done by making sure corrupt public officials and their wayward children suffer the consequences for their actions, just like anyone else would.