Fox News reported last week that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is alleging that a Romanian oligarch paid Hunter Biden for influence with his father when he was vice president.

While Special Counsel David Weiss brought the allegation as part of a prosecution for tax crimes, one legal expert maintains that the evidence points to other crimes. 

Law school professor points to double standard

Jonathan Turley is a professor at George Washington University Law School, and he told Fox News this past Friday that Hunter Biden is being shielded from charges under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

"It's very frustrating for many of us who have been writing for years, that we don't understand why there was not a charge under FARA for being an unregistered foreign agent," Turley declared.

"This record is replete with contracts, so it seemed to meet the standard used in earlier cases during the Trump administration," he continued.

"You couldn't have an official go to Epcot without getting a FARA charge from the Justice Department. It seemed to be one of the most ubiquitous charges coming out of that department," the law professor stressed.

Turley says Weiss has "left everyone scratching their heads"

"With Hunter Biden, they have consistently ignored overwhelming evidence that he was receiving millions to influence policy," Turley insisted.

"So now, after all that time, Weiss files this thing with the courts saying, oh, well, yeah, we know that he was directing this stuff because he was getting money to influence U.S. policy from this Romanian," Turley noted.

"And it left everyone scratching their heads. It's like saying we can prove auto theft because we know he used it in the kidnapping. And the question is, well, why didn't you charge him with kidnapping?" the academic went on to demand.

Plan allegedly involved Romanian businessman facing bribery charges

According to Fox News, Weiss is expected to call Romanian businessman Gabriel Popoviciu to testify against the president's son.

Weiss alleged in a filing that Hunter Biden and Popoviciu "entered into an oral agreement" in 2015 regarding bribery charges which Popoviciu faced in Romania.

Specifically, the prosecution plans to introduce evidence that Hunter Biden and an associate "received compensation from a foreign principal who was attempting to influence U.S. policy and public opinion and cause the United States to investigate the Romanian investigation of [Popoviciu] in Romania."

However, Weiss emphasized that "[t]he government does not intend to reference allegations that the defendant violated FARA or improperly coordinated with the Obama Administration."