{"id":2151081,"date":"2024-01-16T20:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T01:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-david-weiss-cites-overwhelming-evidence-against-hunter-biden-in-gun-case\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T20:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T01:48:37","slug":"special-counsel-david-weiss-cites-overwhelming-evidence-against-hunter-biden-in-gun-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-counsel-david-weiss-cites-overwhelming-evidence-against-hunter-biden-in-gun-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Special counsel David Weiss presents &#8216;compelling&#8217; evidence against Hunter Biden in firearm case"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fspecial-counsel-david-weiss-cites-overwhelming-evidence-against-hunter-biden-in-gun-case%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=2151081&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>Special Counsel Rejects Hunter Biden&#8217;s Arguments to Dismiss Gun Charges<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Special counsel David\u2062 Weiss has firmly rejected Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea to dismiss\u200d the criminal charges against him in Delaware, according to court documents filed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prosecutors working for Weiss have stated in the filings that they possess &#8220;overwhelming&#8221;\u2062 evidence supporting the allegations that\u200c President Joe Biden&#8217;s son \u200billegally purchased and possessed \u200da firearm \u200cin 2018 while struggling with drug addiction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The evidence against him is incredibly\u200d strong and sets \u2062him apart from others who have not faced prosecution for \u200dsimilar crimes,&#8221; the prosecutors wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising revelation, the prosecutors disclosed that federal investigators discovered Hunter Biden&#8217;s gun in a sealed evidence\u2062 bag in \u20642023 and found a powdery white \u2063substance\u2064 on the gun case, which was later confirmed \u200bto\u200b be cocaine by an FBI chemist.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me be clear, drugs were literally found on the pouch where the \u2064defendant stored his gun,&#8221; the prosecutors emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>They also highlighted instances in which Hunter Biden openly \u200dadmitted to excessive \u200band illicit drug use in his memoir\u200b published in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss&#8217;s \u200dteam revealed that federal investigators gained access to\u2064 Hunter Biden&#8217;s Apple iCloud account in 2019 and later to his laptop through \u2064a\u2064 search warrant.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b data obtained from these devices,\u2062 according \u200dto the prosecutors, contained &#8220;photos of crack cocaine and drug\u2062 paraphernalia,&#8221; messages related to drug dealing, and an admission of crack cocaine use just two days after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-son-hunter-director-robert-davi-unsure-if-hunter-biden-will-ever-be-indicted\/\" title=\"\"My Son Hunter\" Director Robert Davi Unsure If Hunter Biden Will Ever Be Indicted\">alleged illegal gun purchase<\/a>, which is the basis for the charges \u200bhe currently\u200d faces.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, prosecutors presented these and other details in four separate court filings following \u200cHunter Biden&#8217;s \u2064defense team&#8217;s argument to dismiss the case on four different grounds.<\/p>\n<h3>Defense Arguments<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>The defense attorneys claimed\u2062 that the case was &#8220;selective and vindictive&#8221; and accused Weiss of violating the separation \u2062of powers by bringing charges against\u200b their client. They pointed out that Weiss&#8217;s \u2064office initially indicated in emails last\u2063 spring that no charges would \u2062be filed\u200d against Hunter Biden, suggesting that Weiss succumbed to pressure from congressional Republicans conducting their own investigation into the President&#8217;s son.<\/li>\n<li>The defense also argued that Weiss was an illegitimate special counsel.<\/li>\n<li>They contended that\u200b the gun charges did not meet the Second Amendment standards established by the Supreme Court in New York State Rifle &#038; \u2064Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen.<\/li>\n<li>Furthermore, \u2064the defense claimed that part of a defunct \u200cplea agreement, which was almost reached in the summer of 2023, was \u2062still valid.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Weiss dismissed all four arguments in his filings on Tuesday, deeming them &#8220;without merit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden has until \u200dJanuary 30th to respond to \u200bWeiss&#8217;s filings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from \u200cThe Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-triggered-after-republican-lawmaker-brings-educators-donuts\/\" title=\"Teachers' Union Upset Over GOP Lawmaker's Donut Gesture.\">potential political implications<\/a> of the outcome\u2064 of this case, considering \u200bHunter Biden&#8217;s familial connection to the President of the United States<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/primary-source-for-steele-dossier-is-accused-of-fabricating-information\/\" title=\"Primary Source for Steele Dossier Is Accused of Fabricating Information\">special counsel&#8217;<\/a>s rejection of Hunter Biden&#8217;s arguments to dismiss the gun charges is a significant development in the ongoing legal\u2063 case. Despite his plea, \u200cit seems\u2063 that the evidence against him is too compelling for the charges to be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents filed on Tuesday, Special Counsel David Weiss firmly rejected Hunter Biden&#8217;s request to dismiss the criminal charges against him. Weiss&#8217;s team \u200cof prosecutors claims to possess \u2062&#8221;overwhelming&#8221; evidence that \u2063supports the allegations of the illegal purchase and possession of a firearm by\u2064 President Joe Biden&#8217;s son.<\/p>\n<p>In their filings, the prosecutors made a bold statement, declaring that the evidence against Hunter Biden is exceptionally strong.\u200d They \u2062argue that his case is distinct from others who have not faced prosecution for similar crimes. This assertion suggests that Hunter Biden&#8217;s status as a public figure or his familial connections will not shield him from facing the consequences of his actions.<\/p>\n<p>However, one\u200b shocking twist emerged from the filings. The prosecutors revealed that \u200dfederal investigators discovered Hunter\u2063 Biden&#8217;s gun in a sealed evidence bag in 2023. Upon examination, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-discovers-cocaine-inside-white-house-report\/\" title=\"Cocaine Found in White House by Secret Service: Report\">powdery white substance<\/a> was found on the gun case. The substance was later confirmed \u200dto be cocaine by an FBI chemist.\u200c This revelation \u200dadds another layer \u200bof severity to the charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors did not mince words in emphasizing the significance of this discovery. They stressed\u200c that drugs were literally \u2063found on the pouch where Hunter Biden stored his gun. This revelation raises questions about his involvement in illicit drug use and further complicates his defense.<\/p>\n<p>With this \u200crecent development, it is likely that the case \u200cagainst Hunter Biden will proceed,\u200b and he will be compelled to defend himself in a court \u2064of \u200claw. The evidence\u200d presented by the prosecution seems formidable, \u2064and the discovery of drugs in connection with the firearm adds significant weight to their case.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-goodell-calls-lack-of-diversity-in-head-coaching-ranks-unacceptable\/\" title=\"Roger Goodell Calls Lack Of Diversity In Head Coaching Ranks \u2018Unacceptable\u2019\">legal process moves forward<\/a>, it remains to be seen how Hunter Biden and his legal team will respond. The\u2063 rejection\u200c of his plea to dismiss the charges indicates that the prosecution is confident in its evidence and is determined to\u2064 hold him \u200caccountable for his\u200b actions. The outcome\u2063 of \u200bthis case will not only\u200d impact\u2063 Hunter Biden personally but also has potential political implications, given his familial connection to the President of the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delaware. Special counsel David Weiss firmly dismissed Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea to dismiss gun-related charges. Court documents filed on Tuesday reveal that prosecutors, under Weiss, possess substantial evidence supporting allegations of unlawful gun purchase and ownership by President Joe Biden&#8217;s son in Delaware<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2151081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151081","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2151081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2151081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2151081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2151081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2151081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}