Hunter Biden slammed by special counsel for ‘Hollywood script’ conspiracy after cocaine found on gun pouch

Special counsel David Weiss’s office on Tuesday dismissed Hunter Biden’s allegations that he was only indicted on gun charges because of right-wing bias.

Lawyers for the son of the US president are currently attempting to have three felony gun charges against him thrown out, in part by accusing Mr Weiss, who was appointed US attorney by former president Donald Trump, of “[buckling] under political pressure” from congressional Republicans loyal to Mr Trump.

“As a holdover from the Trump Administration, Mr. Weiss faces political pressure from his own party to pursue Mr. Biden more aggressively than similarly situated individuals and to do so for vindictive reasons,” Mr Biden’s legal team argued in a court filing. “His political future within this constituency may depend upon it.”

Mr Weiss pushed back against the allegation, calling Mr Biden’s claim “a fiction designed for a Hollywood script”.

“This claim borders on the absurd,” Mr Weiss’s office wrote in a 57-page response on Tuesday.

Special counsel David Weiss’s office on Tuesday dismissed Hunter Biden’s allegations

The response added that Mr Biden’s argument was “implausible” because Mr Weiss was empowered to bring the charges by an attorney general who was appointed by President Joe Biden.

Hunter Biden’s “motion [to dismiss] is stunningly weak and wholly unsupported by facts and law”, Mr Weiss’ office wrote.

“Stripped of its bluster, the defendant’s theory of vindictiveness is simply not credible. Left with the inconvenient truth of trying to explain how this could happen during the Biden Administration, the defendant suggests that evil motives are lurking deep within the Department of Justice,” prosecutors added.

Hunter Biden was indicted in Delaware in September