Musk says yes: Biden destroying legitimacy of US 'democratic system'

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
2 Sep 2023 10:32
2 Shares

Musk agrees that the US Department of Justice is actively preventing the prosecution of President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.

US billionaire and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, Elon Musk (AFP)

US billionaire and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, Elon Musk considered on Saturday that US President Joe Biden is destroying the legitimacy of the country’s democratic system.

"True," Musk commented on X in response to a post by American writer Michael Shellenberger, saying that the foundation of the US legal system is in grave danger and that "Biden is destroying the legitimacy of our democratic system."

Musk also agreed that the US Department of Justice is actively preventing the prosecution of the President’s son, Hunter Biden while seeking to imprison Biden’s political rival, former President Donald Trump.

True
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 1, 2023

In September 2020, a report by two US Republican senators revealed that Hunter Biden and his associates were involved with foreign individuals in millions of dollars worth of questionable financial transactions.

In late June, the United States Department of Justice DoJ blocked two probes by US Attorney David Weiss that would have brought stronger charges against Hunter. The information was revealed by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) during a press briefing.

Smith told reporters that the DoJ under Biden's administration prevented charges against Hunter twice in Washington, DC, and California in 2022.

Trump, on the other hand, is facing criminal charges in Georgia for his alleged role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. The legal cases also come amid Trump's re-election bid in the 2024 US presidential election.