The top prosecutor in the Central District of California told Congress he declined to partner with special counsel David Weiss on the Hunter Biden case after Weiss approached him last year about pursuing charges in that district.
Hunter Biden planned to plead guilty to two tax-related misdemeanors for 2017 and 2018, but that plea deal fell apart this summer and questions now remain whether those charges will reemerge or if any other charges will appear. Based on their recommendations,"I agreed that we would not partner or cocounsel in the prosecution; but I did tell Mr. Weiss that we'd provide office space and administrative support for his attorneys in their prosecution," Estrada said.
Estrada laid out how he based his decision not to partner with Weiss on two factors, one being whether it was practical resource-wise, and two being whether the case was provable beyond a reasonable doubt.
He would not elaborate on the second consideration with Weiss — whether he thought the Hunter Biden charges flagged by Weiss were provable beyond a reasonable doubt. Graves added, “You’re kind of buying a mansion without an inspection, and whatever problems exist, you are buying those.”