Two Verdicts, Two Vibes
It’s truly an extraordinary moment in our nation’s legal and political history: two prosecutions resulting in two guilty verdicts by separate juries, one against an ex-president, and another against a sitting president’s son.
Still, many are left with an unsettled feeling, particularly around the Hunter Biden verdict. Why does the prosecution of Donald Trump and the guilty verdict against him feel correct and just, while the prosecution of Hunter Biden and the guilty verdict against him feel wrong and unjust?
To get to the bottom of this vibe and lend it stronger foundation, in today’s piece, which I’m publishing later this afternoon in The Big Picture substack, I’ll look at four things: the respective statuses of the defendants, the nature of the crimes alleged, the question of selective prosecution, and the acceptance or rejection of the verdicts. My hope is that giving form to these feelings will help clarify the unprecedented moment in which we find ourselves as a country.
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The irony to me is just how many chronically addicted alcoholics purchase and own guns in this country.
I haven't been able to find any information about anyone else being convicted of this crime as a stand alone prosecution. And, while all the lawyers I follow say it's RARELY prosecuted, none of them have shown me a case. They all say THEY have never prosecuted such a case, but still say it's RARELY prosecuted. Show. Me. A. Case. Just one. Was Hunter Biden guilty, yes he was. Yet one of the members of the jury said this case was a waste of taxpayer dollars. Nothing more needs to be said.