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WASHINGTON — House Republicans released long-anticipated testimony from former Delaware US Attorney David Weiss on Monday, revealing that the prosecutors of former first son Hunter Biden felt they lacked sufficient evidence to prove he acted as a foreign agent.
Weiss, who brought tax and gun crime cases against the Hunter, now 55, admitted in a June 6 interview with the House Judiciary Committee that he “personally” considered bringing charges under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) but dropped the matter when his team “couldn’t prove it.”
“[W]e didn’t have enough evidence to prove that Hunter Biden had acted as a — as an agent of a foreign principal and had engaged in political activity in that regard. We just couldn’t put together a sufficient case,” Weiss said, according to a transcript of the interview released by the Judiciary panel.
“[W]hat I’d say is personally I viewed consideration of a FARA charge — I did give some credence to whether the agent was acting on behalf of a foreign government as opposed to a foreign principal — a foreign individual or a foreign private corporation,” added the former Delaware US attorney.
“I do view them differently. However, the statute encompasses — the way it’s written, it would encompass both activity. But I do agree, as your question suggested, there is — in my mind, there is a difference in the seriousness or the — of the conduct that you’re talking about, acting on behalf of a foreign government versus a foreign corporation.”
A House Republican impeachment inquiry dug up instances of Hunter Biden invoking his father’s name to secure lucrative business deals and engage with clients from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia and China.
Joe Biden repeatedly denied ever interacting with any of his son’s business associates — despite emails and witness testimonies contradicting his claims — and claimed that Hunter had “done nothing wrong” in his work abroad.
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