albaby1: But for the Administration to say that DoJ's choice to bring charges was "infected" by politics? No.

Jeebus, buddy, when did you join the cult?

Let's review:

1. Hunter Biden was investigated for FIVE FULL YEARS. The Trump-appointed US Attorney, David Weiss, decided the correct course of action was a non-prosecution agreement. Biden and his attorneys agreed.

2. Weiss then mysteriously decided that Hunter Biden would have to plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and enter into a pre-trial diversion for the gun charge. Biden and his attorneys agreed again.

3. Weiss then made a deal that included an immunity provision for Hunter. The federal judge questioned the scope of the immunity provision in the agreement and asked the parties for clarification of the immunity. She did not kill the immunity provision, though.

4. Trump and his congressional sycophants unleased a mighty fury on Weiss, publicly criticizing him and repeatedly attacking him to get him to kill any immunity provision and to come down hard on Biden. <---- IOW, the prosecution became "infected" by politics. Weiss then asked for Special Counsel status...

5. ...and under the unrelenting pressure by Trump and his congressional shitbags, Weiss indicted Hunter for three felony gun charges in Delaware and nine tax charges in California.

So, then, what happened between the time when Weiss offered Hunter a non-prosecution agreement and he decided instead to throw the book at him?

HINT: See #4 above.

BTW, Carter pardoned his brother for financial shenanigans; George HW Bush pardoned his son for his bank fiasco and Iran-Contra felons; and Trump pardoned his co-conspirators.

Without doing damage to their legacies.

Hell, the majority of Americans probably don't even remember those pardons were granted.

Buh bye all. And I mean it this time. :)