Washington The final report from the special counsel who accused Hunter Biden of tax and firearm offenses prior to President Joe Biden’s pardon of his last surviving son was made public by the Department of Justice on Monday.
Special Counsel David Weiss stated in the report that the president could not “rewrite history,” implying that Biden had defamed “the public servants at the Department of Justice based solely on false accusations” by criticizing the case against his son when he announced his decision to pardon him.
In the official White House statement announcing the pardon, Bid called the conviction of his sons as a miscarriage of justice. Prosecutors for Weiss later contested this claim in a court filing.
“Politicians who attack the decisions of career prosecutors as politically motivated when they disagree with the outcome of a case undermine the public s confidence in our criminal justice system,” Weiss stated. “The President s statements unfairly impugn the integrity not only of Department of Justice personnel, but all of the public servants making these difficult decisions in good faith.”
Shortly before the younger Biden was scheduled to be punished in connection with his conviction for breaking a rule that federal prosecutors seldom use—that makes it illegal for drug users to possess firearms—Biden pardoned his son in early December. Throughout the 2024 campaign, Biden made it clear that he would not pardon his son, even after withdrawing from the race in the summer.
Weiss remained at the Justice Department at the start of the Biden administration, having garnered bipartisan support when appointed U.S. attorney in Delaware during the first term of President Donald Trump. Later, in 2023, Attorney General Merrick Garland designated him as special counsel.
A report on Jack Smith’s special counsel inquiry into Donald Trump’s attempts to maintain his position of power following his loss in the 2020 presidential election is also anticipated from the Justice Department.