The prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden criticizes the president’s pardon

The prosecutor leading the long-running investigation into President Joe Biden’s son defended his efforts in a report Monday, saying the criminal charges against Hunter Biden were the culmination of a “thorough, impartial” case and “not partisan politics.”

A report by special counsel David Weiss criticized the elder Biden for pardoning his own son and in December reprimanded him for questioning the integrity of the criminal case. statementwhere the president said he believed his son was being treated “differently” because of his last name.

“Other presidents have pardoned family members, but none have taken this as an opportunity to vilify public servants at the Justice Department based solely on trumped-up charges,” Weiss’ report said.

“These baseless accusations have no basis and their repetition threatens the integrity of the justice system as a whole,” the prosecutor continued.

“The president’s characterizations are incorrect based on the facts of this case and are wrong on a more fundamental level.”

It was Hunter Biden convicted of three felonies in June after he lied on a federal form to buy a gun in Delaware, saying he was not a drug user in 2018, at a time when he admitted to being addicted.

The president backtracked on his previous promises granted his son a federal pardon On December 1. The move sparked a political uproar in Washington, drawing criticism from Democrats as well as Republicans and threatening to tarnish the politician’s legacy as he prepares to leave office on January 20.