Lawyers representing Hunter Biden reportedly thought about putting President Joe Biden on the stand to testify in defense of his son, should criminal charges be filed against him. According to the New York Post, the revelation came to light through a letter sent by Hunter’s attorney, Chris Clark, to prosecutors in October of the previous year.
The letter, which spanned 32 pages, detailed the potential scenario where President Biden could be summoned as a witness in his son’s defense. The letter, obtained by Politico, quoted Clark’s assertion that President Biden would unequivocally become a “fact witness for the defense in any criminal trial.”
The confidential letter, in addition to approximately 300 pages of supplementary emails, offers a fresh perspective on the collapse of Hunter Biden’s plea deal, a situation that led to his recent not-guilty plea to federal tax and gun charges in Delaware. The proposed deal, widely criticized by Republican members of Congress for being excessively lenient, was abruptly withdrawn by US District Judge Maryellen Noreika.
The judge expressed reservations regarding ongoing investigations into potential other offenses committed by Hunter, including alleged unregistered foreign agent activities involving his father. When confronted with persistent queries, Chris Clark declared the deal to be “null and void.”
The contents of the letter and email exchanges shed light on the defense’s concerns about the intense political backdrop surrounding the case. Hunter’s legal team reportedly emphasized the potential influence exerted by Republican lawmakers and expressed worries about the case casting a shadow over the Department of Justice’s reputation.
Chris Clark argued against the idea of a sitting President testifying in a criminal trial, citing the potential for constitutional upheaval. He stated, “This of all cases justifies neither the spectacle of a sitting President testifying at a criminal trial nor the potential for a resulting Constitutional crisis.”
In an unexpected turn, the tax misdemeanor charges against Hunter Biden were dismissed recently by Judge Noreika. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Delaware US Attorney David Weiss to serve as a special counsel in the case, granting him the authority to bring charges without requiring the consent of Biden-appointed officials in other districts that previously blocked Weiss’s attempts to charge Hunter with tax fraud amounting to millions of dollars.
The impending trial is anticipated to take place in either Washington DC or Southern California.
