Briefly Noted: Hunter, Ukraine, FBI

Topping off the day …

Jonathan Turley, ever the optimist regarding the US legal system, believes the walls are closing in on Hunter. He covers all the issues in a highly readable article:

Hunter’s Collapsing World: Why a Criminal Plea Could Now be the Best Option for the Bidens

As you can see, the general idea is: Take a plea for the Big Guy:

After years of delaying disclosures and admissions, Hunter could now be pushing to cap off the criminal side of the scandal before more information is released in Arkansas and Washington. For the White House, even a criminal plea is preferred if they can avoid one particular claim — and they may be succeeding.

In the course of the article, Turley discusses ...

The unsuccessful attempt to deny ownership of the laptop from Hell;

With the laptop being raised in Arkansas and being investigated in Washington by House committees, time is up and the Biden team knows it. An establishment of the laptop’s authenticity in one forum could produce cascading effects in the other forums.

Leaks of four possible charges that could add up to at least some minimal jail time;

The possibility that the House may release "new evidence of foreign dealings and payments"--which is the big fear;

In that regard Turley again reviews in a fair amount of detail the very real viability of FARA charges against the Biden Crime Family--which may be the overriding reason to go for a plea;

Could Hunter Be Prosecuted Under FARA?

The possibility of a pardon. This may be the real reason behind the announcement that shuffling Zhou is going to run again.

It’s a stimulating read for optimists like me.

For those who would like to learn more about the complicated relations between the two “brother Slav” nations—Ukraine and Russia—you can hardly do better than Simplicius’ piece today. It’s a tangled web that few outsiders have any understanding of:

Prophetic 1992 Interview with Putin Mentor Anatoly Sobchak Predicts Existential Clash

Troubled historical waters that the Neocons exploited without regard for the human element.

Finally, I’m unfortunately unable to embed this tweet from Babylon Bee, but you won’t regret following the link. While I never worked the matters discussed at the beginning, I knew people who did. Brilliant:

Is The FBI Listening To Your Phone Calls?