Hunter Biden's Lawyer Sends Trump Cease-And-Desist Letter

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Facts

  • The legal team for US Pres. Biden's son, Hunter Biden, has sent a cease-and-desist letter to former Pres. Trump, accusing him of frequently using hostile comments about Hunter to defame him and potentially incite violence.1
  • The letter argued that "We are just one such social media message away from another incident," citing threats against other public figures Trump spoke about — including the attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband and a man recently arrested outside former Pres. Obama's house who had guns in a van.2
  • Hunter's lawyers also cited Trump's recent post to Truth Social, referencing the cocaine found at the White House, in which he said, "Is it Crooked Joe and his wonderful son, Hunter?" After an 11-day investigation, the Secret Service did not find who the drugs belonged to.3
  • Hunter is expected to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts for not paying taxes and a separate felony gun possession charge that is likely to be dismissed if he meets certain conditions. Trump claims Hunter is receiving light treatment from prosecutors while he faces his own mounting legal troubles.4
  • Hunter's lawyer Abbe Lowell said that Trump’s representatives do not need to respond to the letter, but did urge them to warn the former president that "incitement can further hurt people and cause himself even more legal trouble."5

Sources: 1Independent, 2Daily Wire, 3New York Post, 4NBC, and 5The Hill.

Narratives

  • Pro-Trump narrative, as provided by The Washington Times. US intelligence agencies and the Dept. of Justice are wearing kid gloves with Hunter Biden while using every tool in their arsenal to go after Trump. The FBI still won't answer questions about their investigations into Trump, whether undercover federal agents helped instigate the Jan. 6 riots, or who authorized the FBI to portray Catholics as domestic terrorists. This is all happening, of course, as nothing is done to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden's corrupt connection to foreign governments.
  • Democratic narrative, as provided by Vanity Fair. Trump is simply trying to deflect attention away from his own legal troubles as he continues to clearly defame the Biden family to the most egregious levels possible. Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to tax evasion and gun possession charges — Trump outrageously said this warrants the death penalty. Hunter Biden's legal team made the correct move in light of this toxic rhetoric.

Predictions