“This is not a false alarm,” wrote Abbe Lowell, an attorney for Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, in a letter reportedly sent to former President Donald Trump’s legal team.
ABC News first reported on the cease-and-desist letter, which it said was sent Thursday. In it, Hunter Biden’s attorney said “Trump’s rhetoric on social media and elsewhere ‘could lead to [Hunter Biden’s] or his family’s injury.’”
WWJ reported just this week that Trump questioned in a Truth Social post why federal prosecutor David Weiss isn’t pursuing a “death sentence” as punishment for the younger Biden, who was charged with two misdemeanor tax offenses and a felony firearm offense, per a June 20 press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. That release said Hunter Biden agreed to enter a plea of guilty to the tax offenses and enter into a pre-trial diversion agreement with regard to the firearm charge.
“According to the tax Information, Hunter Biden received taxable income in excess of $1,500,000 annually in calendar years 2017 and 2018. Despite owing in excess of $100,000 in federal income taxes each year, he did not pay the income tax due for either year,” said the DOJ. “According to the firearm Information, from on or about October 12, 2018 through October 23, 2018, Hunter Biden possessed a firearm despite knowing he was an unlawful user of and addicted to a controlled substance.”
He faces a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison on each of the tax charges and a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on the firearm charge if he is convicted.
“We can’t have a crackhead in charge of our Nuclear Arsenal!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social regarding the Biden family.
In the cease-and-desist letter, Lowell “cited past examples when Trump’s language allegedly inspired violence,” including the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, the attack on former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi, and the man arrested near the Obamas’ residence in Washington D.C. late last month.
“We are just one such social media message away from another incident, and you should make clear to Mr. Trump – if you have not done so already – that Mr. Trump’s words have caused harm in the past and threaten to do so again if he does not stop,” said Lowell. Additionally, the attorney defended Hunter Biden against Trump’s and others allegations that cocaine found at the White House earlier this month could have been his.
“The Secret Service closed its investigation into the matter on Thursday without identifying a suspect,” said ABC News.
While Lowell wrote that Trump’s team “need not respond,” to the letter, it encouraged the GOP presidential candidate’s legal team to stress “how his incitement can further hurt people and cause himself even more legal trouble.”
Trump has had his own legal troubles this year, including an indictment over a hush money scandal, an indictment over handling of classified documents, and a jury verdict that found him liable for sexual assault and defamation against columnist E. Jean Carroll. With President Biden also planning to run in 2024, it looks like the two may have a rematch during the election.
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