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Post by biminitwisted on Jul 20, 2024 19:17:11 GMT -5
Hunter Biden moves to dismiss charges after judge tosses Trump documents case
Hunter Biden asked judges Thursday to dismiss his criminal charges, claiming the special counsel appointed to investigate him was unlawfully appointed and funded.
The requests come just days after a different federal judge found that Attorney General Merrick Garland unlawfully appointed special counsel Jack Smith to investigate former President Trump, dismissing charges against him in his classified documents case.
The special counsel appointed to investigate Hunter Biden — President Biden’s son — is David Weiss, who is also U.S. attorney for Delaware.
“The Attorney General relied upon the exact same authority to appoint the Special Counsel in both the Trump and Biden matters, and both appointments are invalid for the same reason,” Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, wrote in the motion involving his federal gun conviction.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 20, 2024 19:54:54 GMT -5
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
People generally don't think of the consequences of their actions when they attack their opponent. They never give consideration to the fact that it will come back to haunt them.
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Post by toldya on Jul 20, 2024 19:59:50 GMT -5
I doubt Trump cares whether or not Hunter's gun charges get dropped . We'll see .
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Post by mapper on Jul 20, 2024 20:45:06 GMT -5
I'm fine with that..
Merrick garland was one of Obama lame duck scoutus choices that got postponed.
He needs to get his money back from law school as I don't think he understands constitutional and statutory law.
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Post by biminitwisted on Jul 20, 2024 21:03:33 GMT -5
I'm fine with that.. Merrick garland was one of Obama lame duck scoutus choices that got postponed. He needs to get his money back from law school as I don't think he understands constitutional and statutory law. Not like Judge Canon, of course.
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Post by mapper on Jul 20, 2024 21:08:29 GMT -5
No, definitely not like judge canon. That isn't the only ruling he got spanked on..it does not stop him though.. Did you read the ruling. It is clearly explained on page 2.
A simple yes or no question.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jul 21, 2024 6:52:32 GMT -5
I'm fine with that.. Merrick garland was one of Obama lame duck scoutus choices that got postponed. He needs to get his money back from law school as I don't think he understands constitutional and statutory law. Obama and Biden people don’t care about constitutional or statutory laws. They do what they want to harm their opponents but are terrified that the same law-fare might be used against them.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 21, 2024 7:01:51 GMT -5
I doubt Trump cares whether or not Hunter's gun charges get dropped . We'll see . At the present time I think you're right.
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jul 21, 2024 7:29:20 GMT -5
I don’t think he cares at all
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Post by illinoisfisherman on Jul 21, 2024 7:34:02 GMT -5
Actually he probably hopes that they are successful as it would make it more difficult to reverse the judges decision in his case
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 21, 2024 7:44:58 GMT -5
They can't be successful until Trump is successful. The appeal court's ruling will be on his case.
But it really doesn't matter. Cannon has successfully prolonged the case such that a new judge can not be installed and the case proceed before the election. Trump will simply direct the DOJ to dismiss the charges once he's elected.
Actually Trump would want the appeal court to rule Cannon in error so he could continue the case against Hunter.
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Post by hig on Jul 21, 2024 12:14:06 GMT -5
It's crazy. The criminal stacked the court system to ensure that nothing would go to trial before the election. If he wins the office all he has to do is pardon himself and the cases will go away. How can that be the best way for our country to move forward? Allowing a known criminal to just walk away from all of those crimes? This will encourage unity?
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Post by ferris1248 on Jul 21, 2024 12:18:09 GMT -5
In the case of the document trial, he's not a "known criminal" until a jury convicts him.
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