Editorial: Hunter Biden’s good fortune and damaged trust in the Justice Department
by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Jun 23, 2023
3 minutes
“If you are the president’s leading political opponent,” Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday, “the (Justice Department) tries to literally put you in jail and give you prison time. If you are the president’s son, you get a sweetheart deal.”
McCarthy encapsulated an argument made by many Republicans in the wake of the plea deal offered to Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden. Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges to satisfy what prosecutors called
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