Special Counsel Weiss expected to release Hunter Biden report as soon as next week

FIRST ON FOX: Special Counsel David Weiss is expected to release his final report on his year-long investigation into Hunter Biden as early as next week, Fox News has learned.

Hunter Biden was found guilty of three serious weapons offenses as part of the investigation by special prosecutor David Weiss. The first son was also charged with federal tax crimes for failing to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes. Before his trial, Hunter Biden made a surprise admission of guilt.

The charge carried up to 17 years behind bars. His sentencing was scheduled for Dec. 16, but his father, President Joe Biden, pardoned him on all charges in December.

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed investigator David Weiss as special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation. (Fox News)

The federal investigation into Hunter Biden began in November 2018.

But it wasn’t until 2023 that IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler brought allegations of politicization in the federal investigation against Hunter Biden to Congress.

The two alleged that political influence influenced prosecutors’ decisions in the federal investigation, which was led by Trump-appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who they said had requested to become special counsel.

After Shapley and Ziegler testified publicly, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Weiss as special counsel to continue his investigation into the first son and ultimately bring federal charges against him in two different jurisdictions – Delaware and California.

Under Justice Department rules, Weiss must forward any final report to Attorney General Merrick Garland, who has pledged to make as much as possible available to the public.

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, leaves the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware on June 3, 2024. Biden is on trial for gun crimes. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The Justice Department and Special Counsel Weiss’ office declined to comment.

Meanwhile, President Biden’s pardon of his son came after months of vowing to the American people not to do so.

But last month, the president announced a blanket pardon that would apply to all crimes against the United States that Hunter Biden “committed or may have committed” from January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2024.

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“From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere in the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I have kept my word, even as I watched my son be selectively and unfairly prosecuted “said Biden. “An attempt was made to break Hunter – who has been sober for five and a half years, even in the face of relentless attacks and selective prosecution. In trying to break Hunter, they tried to break me – and there’s no reason for it. “I think it will stop here. Enough is enough.

Biden added: “I hope Americans will understand why a father and a president come to this decision.”