Special counsel argues Hunter Biden’s actions, book led to gun charges, not politics

Special counsel David Weiss shot back at claims from Hunter Biden that his prosecution amounts to unfair targeting, writing that the Delaware gun charges against the president’s son are a result only of his choices.

The filing was made in response to a December motion from Biden saying he was the target of a “selective and vindictive prosecution. ” Biden faces charges related to failing to disclose drug use when purchasing a weapon.

Biden had argued Weiss caved to Republican pressure, bringing charges after a plea deal evaporated and garnered significant criticism from the GOP. 

“The charges in this case are not trumped up or because of former President Trump — they are instead a result of the defendant’s own choices and were brought in spite of, not because of, any outside noise made by politicians,” Weiss wrote in the Tuesday filing.

Weiss, a Trump appointee who was retained and elevated to special counsel under the Biden administration, is being investigated by House Republicans following complaints from whistleblowers that the probe was slow-walked and mismanaged.