Hunter Biden special counsel David Weiss claimed his team ‘couldn't prove' first son was foreign agent: testimony
Weiss, who brought tax and gun crime cases against the Hunter, now 55, admitted in a June 6 interview with the House Judiciary Committee that he 'personally' considered bringing charges under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) but dropped the matter when his team 'couldn't prove it.'
3 House Republicans released long-anticipated testimony from former Delaware US Attorney David Weiss on Monday.
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3 Weiss 'personally' considered bringing charges against Hunter Biden under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) but dropped the matter when his team 'couldn't prove it.'
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'[W]e didn't have enough evidence to prove that Hunter Biden had acted as a — as an agent of a foreign principal and had engaged in political activity in that regard. We just couldn't put together a sufficient case,' Weiss said, according to a transcript of the interview released by the Judiciary panel.
'[W]hat I'd say is personally I viewed consideration of a FARA charge — I did give some credence to whether the agent was acting on behalf of a foreign government as opposed to a foreign principal — a foreign individual or a foreign private corporation,' added the former Delaware US attorney.
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'I do view them differently. However, the statute encompasses — the way it's written, it would encompass both activity. But I do agree, as your question suggested, there is — in my mind, there is a difference in the seriousness or the — of the conduct that you're talking about, acting on behalf of a foreign government versus a foreign corporation.'
A House Republican impeachment inquiry dug up instances of Hunter Biden invoking his father's name to secure lucrative business deals and engage with clients from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia and China.
3 Joe Biden repeatedly denied ever interacting with any of his son's business associates — despite emails and witness testimonies contradicting his claims — and claimed that Hunter had 'done nothing wrong' in his work abroad.
Joe Biden repeatedly denied ever interacting with any of his son's business associates — despite emails and witness testimonies contradicting his claims — and claimed that Hunter had 'done nothing wrong' in his work abroad.
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