“We’ll keep digging.”But it is not clear whether the newly disclosed federal investigation has substantiated the Republican claims. The federal government and the city of Washington, D.C., issued liens against Hunter Biden for unpaid taxes but have since released them. Either way, the matter now appears likely to hang over Mr. Biden even as he takes office. If he refuses to appoint a special counsel and his Justice Department opts not to prosecute his son, many will invariably suspect favoritism. If it does prosecute, then the president will face the prospect of seeing his own son threatened with criminal prosecution.

Source: New York Times December 11, 2020 01:34 UTC