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What's going on with Hunter Biden? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A couple months ago the findings against Hunter Biden were nothing, not even worth taking to court, only under GOP pressure did the Trump appointed prosecutor take it to court. Now it seems like a big deal and 17 years (max). What happened? Why the change? Was new evidence found?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't think missing payments is illegal, they just fine you to hell and back, but it's not criminal. From further reading I'm gathering there was some low-key fraud, and that they will nail you for.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Accruing back taxes can happen for a lot of reasons, one of which would be deliberate under reporting, which if a form of fraud. Hence why the IRS has the latitude to recommend charges if they feel the actions were significant and deliberate.

It’s important to remember that Trump’s current case he’s arguing he didn’t have the Mens Rea for deliberate fraud, so it’s weird to see GOP members discounting that argument as invalid with Biden.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It's unconscionable certainly, but "weird" implies unusual or unexpected.