Hunter Biden's shady deals have taken a backseat in the news cycle due to current events but recently revealed news regarding a corrupt Romanian client quickly made headlines. 

According to the New York Post, during his father's vice presidency, special counsel David Weiss’ office said Wednesday that Hunter Biden attempted to help the Romanian client by lobbying U.S. officials.

Weiss' announcement noted that the alleged criminal infractions were not related to his upcoming tax-related trial.

The potential infractions are with regards to Romanian businessman Gabriel Popoviciu, according to filings.

What's going on?

Weiss's filing on Wednesday was an eye-opener, claiming that Popoviciu hired Hunter and his business associates "to attempt to influence U.S. government agencies to investigate the Romanian criminal investigation of [Popoviciu], and thereby cause an end to the investigation."

A day late and a dollar short?? “DOJ contends Hunter Biden was hired by Romanian oligarch to 'influence US policy:'” https://t.co/5nrn7KsRNo

— Peter Schweizer (@peterschweizer) August 8, 2024

The filings revealed that Hunter Biden and his associates allegedly tried to use loopholes to avoid registering as foreign agents through the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

The NY Post noted:

Hunter Biden and two business partners drafted a bogus business document to cover their tracks in a bid to avoid triggering the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which requires registration and disclosure of lobbying on behalf of certain overseas clients.

According to the bombshell filing, it appears that Hunter Biden and his business partners at the time attempted to do so.

"[T]he defendant [Hunter Biden] and his business partners did reach out to government officials, specifically the United States Department of State," Weiss's filing stated.

Separation from tax case

Weiss made it clear in his filing that Hunter Biden's potential infractions were not related to his upcoming tax-related trial.

"Despite the evidence of FARA violations," the NY Post wrote, "[t]he introduction of that evidence… does not mean that the government will also reference allegations that the defendant violated FARA and that contacts with government officials were improper; such allegations are not relevant to the charges in this tax case," the filing stated.

Money from the transfer of funds from the Romanian hit Hunter Biden's business bank account. The sum was over $1 million.

Only time will tell if a new investigation is opened as a result of the new information.