This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
New evidence that indicts the Department of Justice for running a protection racket for Hunter Biden, while he was engaged in an influence-peddling scheme that took in millions of dollars from foreign interests, has been revealed.
Of course, Joe Biden flip-flopped after he repeatedly and publicly promised he would not pardon his son, then did, notably not only giving him a pass on "any crimes from human trafficking to tax evasion," but also covering a period from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024, a period now explained by a new letter that has been uncovered.
"What remains is a corruption scandal involving not only what the Bidens did but also what the Justice Department did not do over this extended period," explained constitutional expert Jonathan Turley, who not only has testified to Congress on the meaning of the Constitution but has represented members in court on those issues.
The DOJ, he said, "appears to heed the advice not of whistleblowers but politicians like former Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., that 'everybody needs to back off' the influence-peddling story."
Turley explained there are those who have been concerned for years about "the Biden family's multimillion-dollar influence-peddling operation and the Justice Department's refusal to charge Hunter Biden with being an unregistered foreign agent."
He said now the New York Times has revealed evidence "suggesting that Hunter Biden was acting as a foreign agent as early as the Obama administration when his dad was vice president."
Among the details he cited were that, "Hunter Biden sought assistance from the U.S. government for a potentially lucrative energy project in Italy while his father was vice president, according to newly released records and interviews. The records, which the Biden administration had withheld for years, indicate that Hunter Biden wrote at least one letter to the U.S. ambassador to Italy in 2016 seeking assistance for the Ukrainian gas company Burisma, where he was a board member…"
He said the DOJ was liberal with its use of the law against Trump allies, seeming "to charge by the gross" and used it to "conduct searches on the homes and files of former Trump counsel Rudy Giuliani, Republican counsel Victoria Toensing and others."
For Biden, however, Special Counsel David Weiss seemed to tie himself "into knots to avoid tripping the wire on FARA even as it discussed Hunter's work for foreign clients."
Turley explained the new evidence is a copy of a key letter from Hunter Biden that he wrote while his father was vice president where he wanted help from the U.S. government for Burisma, which was paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars to be on its board.
On Burisma letterhead, Hunter Biden told the U.S. ambassador to Italy that he wanted help arranging a meeting with an Italian official to remove regulatory hurdles to a Burisma project in the Tuscany region.
"The letter references a trip on which Hunter, as was his pattern, used official travel with his father to make these business connections. The letter mentions meeting a key ambassador on Air Force Two as he seeks assistance for his client."
Turley pointed out, "Many in the media attacked those of us who have been writing about this corruption stretching back to the Obama administration. Many simply insisted that there was no evidence while taking no steps to find out. While the media was unrelenting in investigating Trump's allegations of Russian collusion and business improprieties, it took a largely passive stance in pursuing this story."
Turley previously explained Joe Biden's pardon of son Hunter also provided protection for him.
"Hunter could still be called to testify before Congress or with investigators on the influence-peddling efforts. If he lies, it will be a new crime for which this pardon would not bar prosecution. He would no longer be able to count on a pocket pardon as an insurance policy. Short of such continued investigation, the Bidens would have achieved something that would have made John Gotti blush. They were able to pull in millions of alleged influence-peddling proceeds. Hunter was showered with gifts and benefits, from a diamond to a luxury sports car. Various Biden family members reportedly received money from the operation. President Biden was himself accused of knowledge and possible benefits from the influence peddling. He will also be protected by this official act."
