Joe Biden's Visit With Hunter Biden Witness Raises Eyebrows

President Joe Biden's surprise visit to Hallie Biden's home has raised eyebrows among conservative observers who pointed out that she's expected to testify in Hunter Biden's federal trial in the coming weeks.

Users on X, formerly Twitter, questioned why the president made a nighttime visit to his daughter-in-law's home in Delaware on Sunday, noting that his son is scheduled to stand trial on June 3.

But the White House pushed back on those observations, saying that Joe made the visit because it was approaching the anniversary of his late son Beau's death. Hallie was married to Beau from 2002 until his death in 2015. She began dating Hunter in 2016 while Hunter was in the process of separating from his then-wife Kathleen Buhle. Hallie and Hunter's relationship ended in 2019.

Asked if the president discussed the upcoming trial with Hallie during the visit, White House spokesperson Andrew Bates told the New York Post, "No. He visited her because of the approaching 9th anniversary of Beau's passing."

But that didn't stop the president's critics from casting suspicion about the visit.

"What's a little witness tampering between ex in-laws?" conservative lawyer Phil Holloway tweeted.

"What's the legal term for this? Joe Biden visits Hallie Biden days before she testifies in Hunter's gun trial," New York Post columnist Miranda Devine wrote.

Another user added, "A FATHER'S LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDS, RIGHT?"

Hallie dated Hunter at the time of his alleged gun crimes and is expected to be one of a dozen witnesses to appear in the first of his two scheduled criminal trials. Hunter is also set to stand trial in Los Angeles in September on tax-related charges.

The president's son was expected to take a plea deal last summer, but that agreement quickly fell apart in real time as his attorneys clashed with prosecutors over whether the deal would grant Hunter immunity in the future. He pleaded not guilty.

"Biden crime family boss uses presidential muscle to pressure witness: Joe Biden visits Hallie Biden days before she testifies in Hunter's gun trial," columnist John Kass wrote on X.

"Nothing to see. Move along. Hey look, a flag that became the worst possible thing in the world about four days ago," columnist Kurt Schlichter said.

In the Delaware gun case, special counsel David Weiss alleges that Hunter unlawfully purchased and kept a Colt Cobra 388PL revolver for 11 days and falsely stated on a gun purchase form that he was not an unlawful drug user. Hunter has been very open about his struggle with addiction and acknowledged his addiction to crack cocaine during that period.

The Delaware trial is expected to include testimony from both Hallie and Buhle.

Court filings show that in November 2018, Hunter texted Hallie, "I'm a liar and a thief and a blamer and a user and I'm delusional and an addict unlike beyond and above all other addicts that you know and I've ruined every relationship I've ever cherished."

The special counsel's office is also expected to show materials including text messages between Hunter and his daughter, photos and videos of him smoking crack cocaine and receipts of money spent on "various women."

But some legal commentators believe those materials are only being used to embarrass the Biden family.

"Not sure what he is accomplishing by filing it publicly, other than perhaps prompting the witnesses to urge Biden to plead guilty," former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade told The Washington Post.