The ongoing soap opera of the trials and tribulations of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, is not merely a distraction to the upcoming presidential campaign, but potentially could upend the 2024 election, similar to the way that the investigation into former Congressman Anthony Weiner led to the Hilary Clinton email controversy in the final weeks of 2016 election.
Instead of focusing on the issues that really matter to the American people and our country, the Biden campaign will be bogged down with questions (both legitimate and otherwise) about the treatment by the Justice Department of his son for his crimes and shady dealings.
We aren’t experts in the intricacies of plea bargains in federal court for the specific charges that Hunter Biden is facing (or could face), but it is clear that some jail time would not be an overly-harsh sentence. Unfortunately, with President Biden continually adopting the stance that his son “did nothing wrong,†the perception by the American public that Hunter Biden is receiving favorable treatment from the Justice Dept. for his admitted criminal acts threatens to undermine our already fragile democratic institutions.
Hunter Biden simply needs to man-up, admit his guilt, and accept his punishment, even if that means going to jail — and the sooner, the better.