Jen Psaki, the former White House press secretary, expressed her perspective on the indictment of Hunter Biden during her appearance on MSNBC on Friday.
Psaki stated on the “Morning Joe” show “I mean, first and foremost, the politics of this are a little hard to predict, but right now you have the president’s son, somebody he loves deeply, somebody who has very publicly struggled with drug addiction, now facing these charges.”
Hunter Biden was formally charged with three firearm-related offenses on Thursday by the prosecuting authorities in Delaware. The claims are occurring in a context of heightened scrutiny from Republicans towards President Biden and his son. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has instructed House committees to initiate an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, adding to the ongoing examination.
“My bet is right now, this is a heartbroken president, in the White House, who is worried about his son, and we’re all watching to see kind of what happens with this,” Psaki added.
Joe Biden has already made a public acknowledgment of his son’s difficulties with substance abuse. During a 2020 presidential debate with former President Trump, the candidate responded to the former president’s criticism by referencing his son’s challenges.
During that period, Biden acknowledged “My son, like a lot of people, like a lot of people you know at home, had a drug problem. He’s overtaken it, he’s fixed it, he’s worked on it, and I’m proud of him.”
The exchange went like this:
REP. JAMIE RASKIN: I don’t think people should applaud the system when it works for Hunter Biden, but then try to tear the system down when it works for Donald Trump. I mean, both of them have been indicted on various charges. The presumption of innocence operates for both of them. Due process rights operate for both of them. And, you know, we shouldn’t take delight in other people’s misfortunes, but we have to have a rule of law.
JEN PSAKI: I mean, we have to have a rule of law! Mika and Joe, it’s such a relief to hear that from people! Including when it’s about, as you just said, somebody who is very close to the president. I mean, first and foremost, the politics of this are a little hard to predict.
But right now you have the president’s son, somebody he loves deeply, somebody who has very publicly struggled with drug addiction, now facing these charges, which are serious. And I’ll let Andrew do a contemplation of the legality and the process and all of that, which I know a lot of us have questions on.
What is tricky to watch here, and what I think we all will be watching is what do Republicans do with this on the Hill as it relates to their impeachment process baloney efforts, right? We didn’t see a lot of that yesterday. A lot of the tying of these charges to their impeachment efforts. If there are additional charges that we see from the Department of Justice that Andrew just alluded to, I suspect they would try to do that.
But right now, what we’re looking at and I think on the politics of this, you know, millions of Americans have dealt with family members who have dealt with drug addiction, who’ve dealt with alcohol addiction, who have dealt with a range of addiction. My bet is right now this is a heartbroken president in the White House who is worried about his son. And we’re all watching to see kind of what happens with this.
As we recently reported, in July, Hunter’s sweetheart plea deal with the Justice Department fell apart under scrutiny from a Delaware judge. The DOJ then requested that the judge dismiss the plea deal, which he did on August 17. Moving forward, prosecutors expect the case to go to trial, where it will likely be tried in Delaware or California.
Now Hunter has made a change that indicates he is looking at monetary consequences. Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen have been living in a $4.2 million canal-side Venice Beach house. Hunter Biden reportedly rented that property for $20,000 a month.
They were not popular tenants, however. “Hunter and Melissa were horrible tenants. Not only did they stiff the owner for months of rent, they left the house in terrible condition,” a source told the Daily Mail.
“Melissa was rude and entitled. They destroyed the stereo equipment in the home and when someone came to fix it, they were uncooperative. They also left the place dirty,” the source added.
Daily Mail now reports that the Bidens have moved to a lower priced property in Malibu from their previous residence. Hunter and Melissa reportedly downsized to a $15,800 a month ocean view Malibu home, a substantial cut back from his previous $20,000 a month California residence.
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