From Fox News: Special Counsel David Weiss blasted President Biden in his highly-anticipated report on his years-long investigation into Hunter Biden, saying the commander-in-chief’s characterizations of the probe into his son were “wrong” and “unfairly” maligned Justice Department officials, while admitting that the presidential pardon made it “inappropriate” for him to discuss whether any additional charges against the first son were warranted.
Fox News Digital obtained a copy of Weiss’s final report after his years-long investigation into Hunter Biden.
The Justice Department transmitted the report to Congress on Monday evening.
Weiss, in his report, chided President Biden for his Dec. 1, 2024 decision to grant his son a “Full and Unconditional Pardon” covering nearly eleven years of conduct, including conduct related to both convictions the special counsel obtained.
When Biden pardoned his son, he publicly slammed “the prosecution of his son as ‘selective,’ ‘unfair,’ ‘infected’ by ‘raw politics,’ and a ‘miscarriage of justice,'” Weiss noted.
Blasting Biden, Weiss wrote, “This statement is gratuitous and wrong. Other presidents have pardoned family members, but in doing so, none have taken the occasion as an opportunity to malign the public servants at the Department of Justice based solely on false accusations.”
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From Weiss report, more mentions of Hunter Biden’s ‘sugar brother’ Kevin Morris and his seven-figure gifts (loans?) to Hunter. https://t.co/ji5Qqs9jKa pic.twitter.com/ogTS8QTnxD
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 13, 2025
Law professor Jonathan Turley weighed in:
The report of David Weiss is out. Unlike his highly deferential investigation, the report is hard-hitting and is directed in part against the President. A couple of line are hardly subtle: “Other presidents have pardoned family members, but in doing so, none have taken the occasion as an opportunity to malign the public servants at the Department of Justice based solely on false accusations.”…
The report of David Weiss is out. Unlike his highly deferential investigation, the report is hard-hitting and is directed in part against the President. A couple of line are hardly subtle: “Other presidents have pardoned family members, but in doing so, none have taken the…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) January 13, 2025
…That is precisely the objection that Biden has leveled against Trump. Neither the Weiss nor Smith reports will detail the most pressing questions of how these special counsels undermined their own investigations…
…Of course, Weiss has one claim that Smith does not: He made it to court and secured a conviction. Indeed, he was about to prosecute a second case when President Biden pardoned his son.
…Of course, Weiss has one claim that Smith does not: He made it to court and secured a conviction. Indeed, he was about to prosecute a second case when President Biden pardoned his son.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) January 13, 2025
…There is also this haymaker quoting Judge Mark C. Scarsi: “The Constitution provides the President with broad authority to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 1, but nowhere does the Constitution give the President the authority to rewrite history.”…
…There is also this haymaker quoting Judge Mark C. Scarsi: “The Constitution provides the President with broad authority to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, U.S. Const. art. II, § 2, cl. 1, but nowhere does the Constitution give the President…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) January 13, 2025
Updated: David Weiss confirms Hunter made millions on family name in final report, blasts Joe Biden https://t.co/W7LaCmcomu
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) January 14, 2025
The special counsel who investigated Hunter Biden has released his final report, criticizing President Biden for “injecting partisanship” into justice system https://t.co/V8sAet2xxF
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 13, 2025
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