{"id":2147022,"date":"2024-01-11T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-treatment-proves-two-tiered-justice-system-sarah-bedford\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T20:14:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T01:14:02","slug":"hunter-biden-treatment-proves-two-tiered-justice-system-sarah-bedford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-treatment-proves-two-tiered-justice-system-sarah-bedford\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Bedford argues that the treatment of Hunter Biden highlights the existence of a &#8220;two-tiered&#8221; justice system"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-biden-treatment-proves-two-tiered-justice-system-sarah-bedford%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2147022&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Double Standard: Hunter Biden&#8217;s Treatment Compared\u200b to Others<\/h2>\n<p>The Washington Examiner&#8217;s\u200d Sarah Bedford recently \u200cdelved into the\u2064 stark contrast between how Hunter Biden has been handled in comparison to \u2063individuals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/date-set-for-trump-trial\/\" title=\"Trump trial date announced.\">facing similar charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During her appearance on America Reports, Bedford discussed Biden&#8217;s involvement with Ukrainian energy company Burisma. She highlighted the fact that\u200d while Biden \u200chad not registered as a foreign agent \u2063during his time there, he later \u2062retroactively registered. In contrast,\u200b former President\u2062 Donald Trump&#8217;s staffers, Paul \u200dManafort and Rick\u2063 Gaetz, \u2064faced consequences under the Foreign \u2063Agents Registration Act for failing\u2062 to register and were not allowed to retroactively file \u2064like Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Not disclosing your work with\u2064 a \u2062foreign entity is a crime that the Justice Department during \u200cthe Trump administration started enforcing far more aggressively. So that alone is\u200d likely to \u2064reinforce these claims that there&#8217;s a \u200btwo-tiered standard\u200d of justice\u2062 here,&#8221; Bedford explained. &#8220;What Hunter Biden did for Burisma is not\u2062 legal work as first \u200bpresented. The White\u200b House, at the time, said\u2064 he&#8217;s a\u2063 Yale-trained lawyer providing legal services to Burisma.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bedford\u200c further emphasized\u2064 that there is no evidence of Biden actually providing legal work\u2064 for Burisma. Instead, witnesses like Devin Archer have stated that Biden \u2063offered access to influential individuals in Washington, which Bedford described \u2063as \u200c&#8221;textbook foreign lobbying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Host John\u200c Roberts concurred, referring to Biden as a &#8220;foreign agent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bedford \u200calso \u200dhighlighted another instance of\u2064 unequal treatment, specifically \u2062regarding \u200dBiden&#8217;s defiance \u200dof a\u2064 congressional subpoena.\u2063 U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves \u2062has already decided not\u2064 to charge Biden \u2064with tax crimes,\u200d despite him facing such charges in California.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This \u200bsame U.S. attorney did prosecute other Trump administration officials, including Steve Bannon, for\u2063 contempt \u200cof Congress,&#8221; Bedford pointed out. \u200d&#8221;You may have more accusations of a two-tiered system here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden is currently\u2062 facing\u200c nine criminal\u2063 charges\u200c in California, \u2064including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bail-fund-praised-by-kamala-harris-has-twice-freed-the-same-rioter-he-was-just-charged-again\/\" title=\"Bail Fund Praised By Kamala Harris Has Twice Freed The Same Rioter. He Was Just Charged Again.\">gun possession charge<\/a>. He recently pleaded not guilty \u200dduring his first court appearance. Additionally, House\u200d Republicans\u200c are \u2063planning to hold Biden in contempt of Congress.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> \u200c to read\u2062 more \u200bfrom \u2064The Washington\u200b Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062Why is it important to hold all individuals accountable for their \u200cactions, regardless of their political affiliations\u2064 or connections<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S\u2062 former national security adviser Michael Flynn was charged with lying to the FBI \u200babout his contacts with foreign\u200d officials and was not granted such\u2063 leniency.<\/p>\n<p>Bedford also pointed out \u2063the difference in media coverage\u2064 between Biden and other individuals in similar situations. For example,\u200b she mentioned the case of Paul Manafort,\u200c former campaign chairman for Donald Trump, who faced extensive media scrutiny and was ultimately sentenced to prison for tax and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/banker-who-helped-disbarred-attorney-alex-murdaugh-steal-client-settlements-has-been-convicted-of-bank-fraud\/\" title=\"Banker Who Helped Disbarred Attorney Alex Murdaugh Steal Client Settlements Has Been Convicted Of Bank Fraud\">bank fraud charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another \u2064glaring example \u2062is that of General Michael Flynn, who was\u200d investigated for his communications\u2062 with the Russian ambassador during the transition period of the \u2064Trump administration. Flynn was charged and pleaded guilty \u2064to lying to\u2064 the \u2064FBI, closing a\u200d case \u200bthat \u2064many argued\u2062 was an attempt to undermine \u2063the Trump \u200bpresidency. However, while Flynn \u2063faced intense media \u200cscrutiny and \u200bwas\u2064 ultimately pardoned by President Trump, the coverage of\u200b his case pales in comparison to the leniency \u200bshown to Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>It is impossible to \u200cignore the double standard that exists when it comes \u200bto the treatment\u200b of individuals based on\u2062 their political affiliations or\u2063 connections. \u200dWhile the media\u200c and certain members of the political establishment are quick to jump on and amplify any allegations against individuals associated with conservatives or Republicans, they\u200b seem to hesitate or conveniently ignore similar allegations \u2064involving liberals or Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>This double standard becomes even more apparent when you consider the impact it has\u2064 on the\u2064 public&#8217;s\u200c perception and trust in the justice system. When individuals see such \u200cdiscrepancies in how charges are handled, \u2064it erodes their faith in the fairness and impartiality of the legal system. \u2064It raises questions about whether justice\u2064 is truly blind or\u200c if it is influenced\u200d by political motivations.<\/p>\n<p>This issue is not limited\u2064 to the case of Hunter Biden. It extends to\u2064 many other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-will-hear-boston-marathon-bomber-execution-case\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Will Hear Boston Marathon Bomber Execution Case\">high-profile cases<\/a> where the media\u200b and the justice system have treated individuals differently based on their political leanings. The\u200c concept of\u200c equal \u200cjustice under the law is a fundamental principle of a democratic society. \u2063When that principle\u2062 is\u2062 compromised, it undermines \u200dthe very fabric of our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial that we hold all \u2064individuals, regardless of their political affiliations, accountable for their actions. The selective \u2064treatment of \u2063individuals \u200cbased\u2064 on their connections\u2062 or political leanings undermines the credibility of our justice system and undermines our \u200cdemocracy \u2063as a whole. To maintain\u200b the integrity of our legal system, we must demand equal treatment for all individuals, regardless of their last name or \u2062political party.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the disparate treatment of Hunter Biden compared to others \u2063facing similar charges is a glaring \u200dexample of the double standard \u2062that\u200c exists in our \u2064society. The media&#8217;s role in amplifying certain cases \u200dwhile conveniently ignoring \u2063others\u200c only exacerbates this problem. It is imperative that we address this double \u200dstandard and\u2064 demand equal justice under the \u200dlaw for all individuals,\u200b regardless of their political connections or affiliations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Examiner&#8217;s Sarah Bedford compared the treatment of Hunter Biden to others facing similar charges. On America Reports, Bedford discussed Biden&#8217;s involvement with Burisma, highlighting his failure to register as a foreign agent while working for the Ukrainian energy company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2147023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2147022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2147022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2147022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2147023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2147022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2147022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2147022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}