Hunter Biden Case: Why Did Hunter's Lead Attorney Back Out?

Christopher Clark, Hunter Biden's lead attorney, is stepping down from defending the presidential son, as seen on a court filing last Tuesday.

Clark has defended high-profile clients before, such as Elon Musk and Mark Cuban. However, he is stepping down from the case as he may be called in to testify as a witness.

Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, was supposed to enter a plea deal in federal court last month, but a judge questioned the potential immunity it would grant. This led to the possibility that the Hunter Biden lawyer might be called in to testify.

"It appears that the negotiation and drafting of the plea agreement and diversion agreement will be contested, and Mr. Clark is a percipient witness to those issues," said the presidential son's attorneys in a court filing. "It is inadvisable for Mr. Clark to continue as counsel in this case."

The filing did guarantee that Hunter Biden would not have any legal hardship as he still has other counsel to represent him, including Abbe Lowell.

Lowell recently stated that Donald Trump-appointed prosecutor, David Weiss, being appointed as a Special Counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday would not mean any additional findings against his client as the case appears to go to a criminal trial, according to Politico.

After Asking To Have a Special Counsel for Hunter Biden, Republicans Are Angry a Special Counsel Was Appointed

Republicans have been asking that a special counsel be appointed to investigate Hunter Biden. However, now that Weiss, a Trump appointee, has been promoted to special counsel status by Merrick Garland, Republicans are now slamming the decision.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) scoffed at Weiss'spromotion, claiming that Garland "knows Weiss will protect Hunter." Yahoo! News pointed out that Blackburn was one of 31 Senate Republicans who asked specifically for Weiss to be appointed to oversee the probe.

Blackburn and the other Republican senators wanted Weiss because they said he will "provide additional assurances to the American people that the Hunter Biden investigation is free from political influence." This was because Weiss has been investigating Hunter Biden since the Trump administration.

However, close Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina slammed Weiss' elevation, stating, "This is a political decision by the Biden administration to fix their political problem. I think they poured gasoline on a political fire."

Special Counsel Investigating Hunter Biden Expected To Be Fair

The announcement of Weiss' appointment as special counsel was made before the new special counsel's team announced that plea talks over tax and gun charges against Hunter Biden have already broken down, with the case likely heading to a criminal trial in either California or Washington DC.

Garland stated in his decision to appoint Weiss that he believes the Trump-appointee "reinforces for the American people the Department's commitment to both independence and accountability in particularly sensitive matters."

Before he stepped down as Hunter Biden's lawyer, Christopher Clark also reacted to the appointment, saying Weiss has diligently been investigating his client for five years and that he had proposed a resolution that they fully intend to pursue in court.

"It is hard to see why he would have proposed such a resolution if there were other offenses he could have successfully prosecuted, and we are aware of none. We are confident when all of these maneuverings are at an end, my client will have resolution and will be moving on with his life successfully," Clark added.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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