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Hunter Biden says Republicans 'trying to kill me' to hurt president (www.bbc.com)

submitted 11 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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"They are trying to, in their most illegitimate ... but rational way, they're trying to destroy a presidency," he said in the episode of Moby Pod.

"What they're trying to do is they're trying to kill me, knowing that it will be a pain greater than my father could be able to handle, and so therefore destroying a presidency in that way," he said, adding that they want him to relapse to drug abuse.

"It's not about me," he continued, adding that "these people are just sad, very, very sick people that have most likely just faced traumas in their lives that they've decided that they are going to turn into an evil that they decide that they're going to inflict on the rest of the world". He also accused conservative news outlets of "harassing" him.

Mr Biden added: "I'm gonna survive it clean and sober, is because I am not gonna let these [expletive], OK, use me as just another example of why people in recovery are never gonna be OK, never to be trusted, they're all degenerates."

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 46 points 11 months ago

He's being prosecuted for something people are almost never prosecuted for, especially when they pay the money back, which he did. On top of that, there's a gun charge which, for some reason I can't imagine, Republicans aren't rushing to his defense about.

[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Yeah this is bullshit theater. But the prosecution decision came from the DoJ, not Congress. It’s not that you’re wrong per se it’s just that I find it hard to get up in arms about powerful people being held to account

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

DoJ wants to appear that it isn't working for the president, like it was with the previous guy, and they absolutely can be influenced to maintain that image.

The Federal prosecutor (David Weiss) in the case was not replaced, and is the same appointed by trump, because Biden didn't want to make it look like he is helping his son (usually they change with Presidents)
initially Hunter got a plea deal by the same, but due to outrage that was rejected
then a special counsel (again the same prosecutor) was appointed (which have him more powers) and he got an indictment

This is unusual, as it never goes that far because of unpaid taxes. You just get a large fines, and apparently he already paid off everything.

I normally would be ok with this as, he committed a crime and he should be treated the same as anyone else, but can't help but notice that looks like he is treated worse to show the office is impartial.

My fear is that if judge clears him of any wrongdoing there still will be an outrage.

[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

There will be an outrage over something no matter what. They will make one. There is no circumstance where republicans don’t make, find, exaggerate, or straight up fabricate outrage.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world -3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Thats the problem. Enough of the fucking kiddie gloves with rich fucks. Prosecute the fuck out of it and do that thing from Shrek where he binds the fuck out of the dragon in the crosshairs of the chains with the big fucking sword. I wish the US would go China all over rich fucks who pull this shit over and over again and only ever have to pay a consolation fee

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