Those claiming that the Hunter Biden conviction proves our justice system has not been weaponized and that Donald Trump and others who have been claiming that to be the case (The Heritage Foundation included) are mistaken couldn’t be more wrong. Examples abound of a weaponized—or if you prefer, politicized—justice system.
Hunter’s Conviction in Perspective
Biden was convicted of illegally possessing a gun as a drug user and lying on a federal form about his illegal drug usage.
This was a simple, cut-and-dry case from the start. The jury did the only rational thing based on the overwhelming evidence against him. Biden’s entire defense was an attempt at jury nullification because of his last name and where he was being tried; it didn’t work.
Here’s the problem: As simple a case as this was, it was an epic struggle just to get it to trial. In a…
