Hunter Biden’s legal team attempted to defraud a judge tasked with approving his sweetheart deal with prosecutors after they called the court clerk, impersonated a Republican lawyer, and asked to have whistleblower evidence struck from the record.
The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives had filed an amicus brief with U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, detailing issues with the way Hunter’s case was handled and asking her to consider the “political interference which calls into question the propriety of the investigation” before approving the plea deal.
The amicus brief was soon removed from the public docket, however, with Ways and Means Committee lawyer Theodore Kittila saying the Clerk’s Office told him someone claiming to work for him asked for it to be removed. This turned out to be Jessica Bengels, of New York law firm of Latham & Watkins.
Judge Noreika demanded Hunter’s lawyers “show cause as to why sanctions should not be considered for misrepresentations to the Court,” with Bengels responding she “never indicated that I was calling from Mr. Kittila’s firm or that I worked with him in any way” and insisting the clerk had misunderstood her.
