Hunter Biden

I don’t see the purpose in a congressional hearing for Hunter Biden? He’s already being investigated by the DOJ - under 3 different Presidents. Probes began into Hunter Biden during the Obama Administration. They continued in the Trump administration. They continue today under the Biden administration with no indication of interference, or fired FBI directors. Political grandstanding doesn’t serve the interests of these investigations.

I don’t see how this poll though serves as evidence any of your claims aren’t made up: it’s a Rasmussen poll asking respondents if they feel the story is ‘important’ - and opinion polling, generally, doesn’t serve as proof that an allegation is real. Many Americans believe the earth is flat; over a third believe in creationism.

Surely it is key to note that HB has no capacity in government. He is a private citizen. He doesn’t even have a Biden Foundation or Biden Organization or Biden DC Hotel - or a peanut farm, to run for his dad. He hasn’t been given a job at the White House, hasn’t even been sent to meet with foreign dignitaries at the UN, etc.

Well I just don't see how it's relevant, it's not in the public interest, he is just a person like any other.

As you pointed out, he has not even been indicted yet. Fair enough though, if he is convicted for a crime that includes leveraging his familial ties to lobby a foreign government, then I agree it would be in the public interest. Many steps to go, what is the threshold for launching an investigation? It looks to me like a political agenda to try to tarnish President Biden's reputation without even a conviction of this relative or even an indictment. Genetics are not a valid reason to prejudice somebody either. And in the opening post we get unflattering pictures of a guy who has not been convicted, is not a public figure and deserves personal privacy. It's clearly trash. I don't know why I would take it seriously until I see a conviction.

Plus, the outcome might not be criminal indictment, but lesser civil offenses, and having to pay back restitutions. When the Trump campaign laundered foreign donations etc. it simply paid fines. Here, Hunter Biden could simply end up being court ordered to register as a FARA lobbyist. He's already repaid his tax burdens.

That's certainly one of their political challenges. I fully anticipate that,

• If they don't see Hunter Biden frogmarched in handcuffs for the cameras, arrested in a no knock raid in his underwear, etc. they will accuse the DOJ of political corruption.
• If they did so happen to see that unfold, they'd still be mad, and conjure it as ammunition for impeaching the President.

Either way the party's agenda clearly is removal of the President, and ironically, relitigating the 2020 election. I say ironically, because during the first impeachment of Donald Trump (and even the 2nd) the GOP made a great big huff that they saw impeachment as tantamount to undoing an election, and essentially trying to set a standard that if the POTUS was voted for, they are therefore unimpeachable (?!)

One important difference among many, is that Hunter Biden is not the president of the United States.

Trump was impeached twice. You are confusing impeached with removed from office and the spineless Republicans who were worried voters who vote them out if they convicted...

The issue is how the story was buried rather than Hunter's behaviour tbh. You can argue sincerely that Hunter when all said is done is no worse than the Trump kids, but its still an astonishing journalism failure how the story was supressed and laughingly dismissed as " Russian propaganda by some.

Didn't know that there were so many fervent Trump/Putin cheerleaders here on boards

You'd almost think they were searching for diversionary tactics.

Maybe look a lot closer to home - Jared Kushner and his Russia links.

Yep this thread explains why there are so many Putin cheerleaders. Its amusing to see them pile on defending their heroes!

Of course you havent.

The crux of the matter is that Joe Biden originally dismissed the laptop as a Russian plant and a bunch of garbage.

He knew then that what he was saying wasn’t true. He knew the contents were real. He lied to the American people.

The matter was buried by the Mainstream media, Twitter etc for the best part of 18 months.

I see the usual suspects are in early to the thread, no longer are they labelling someone who disagrees with them a Trumpist, the new compliment is Putinbot. Classy as always.

You’re making a lot of assumptions: did Joe Biden know it was true? We have no evidence of that.

wishful thinking above by the anti Biden crowd