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- Spitfire ( @Spitfire@pawb.social ) 32•1 year ago
So he’s been properly charged (and pleas guilty) for evading taxes and possessing a firearm, and will be on probation.
This should be the end of it right? Or are others still going to scream about his laptop for years to come?
- HobbitFoot ( @HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ) 7•1 year ago
We can only hope.
- LilBagOfBunnies ( @LilBagOfBunnies@beehaw.org ) 6•1 year ago
It may not be the laptop, but it’ll always be something else. “He got off easy!” “Wonder what strings Biden pulled to get this deal through…” “Trump would have NEVER done this for one of his kids!” Blah blah blah.
It’s always onto the next thing for them.
- Admiral Patrick ( @ptz@dubvee.org ) 3•1 year ago
Yep, exactly. I’m genuinely surprised the goalposts haven’t gotten a speeding ticket by now.
- Veraticus ( @Veraticus@lib.lgbt ) English17•1 year ago
That’s it, I’m definitely not voting for him now.
- toothpaste_sandwich ( @toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl ) English3•1 year ago
You can vote for Hunter Biden?
- Veraticus ( @Veraticus@lib.lgbt ) English13•1 year ago
No, that’s the point – going on and on about how bad Hunter is seems kinda meaningless.
- toothpaste_sandwich ( @toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl ) English2•1 year ago
Oh! I see! Oops I didn’t get it.
- BrooklynMan ( @BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml ) 11•1 year ago
I’d like to see how Fox News and the rest of the fascists on the right are gonna throw a fit about improper gun ownership and a little bit of light tax fraud.
- cnnrduncan ( @cnnrduncan@beehaw.org ) 7•1 year ago
I’m not too familiar with the USA criminal justice system but is it normal for somebody to not be expected to spend any time in prison after illegally owning a gun and failing to pay a million bucks in taxes? Over here illegally owning a gun would be a serious crime in itself, though you’d probably only face real consequences for tax evasion if you’re poor - rich/powerful people stealing from the government is apparently all good!
- Ghostalmedia ( @ghostalmedia@beehaw.org ) English6•1 year ago
People love to try to cheat on their taxes in the US. Hell, Trump basically bragged about it on the debate stage while running for President.
All in all, what he did was consider a misdemeanor since he paid it back once he got called out.
- t3rmit3 ( @t3rmit3@beehaw.org ) 6•1 year ago
To be clear, the gun charge is actually a drug charge: it’s illegal to own a firearm if you ever use an illegal drug, which was a racist law (1968 Gun Control Act) put in place as a way to go after groups like the Black Panthers, as well as anti-war groups during Vietnam.
Without them knowing that he had used drugs, it would not have been illegal for him to possess the gun.
In fact, a federal judge just ruled that that particular prohibition is unconstitutional on the grounds that there was no ‘historical precedent’ for it, which is the new test under Bruen.
- cnnrduncan ( @cnnrduncan@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
Wild, thanks for the context! Seems like the kind of thing that should be more widely included alongside the reporting on his charges/pleading IMO.
- 7tevoffun ( @7tevoffun@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago
I voted for Biden and will again (very progressive I am) and I am happy he’s not getting off Scott free.