The prosecutor who brought criminal charges against Hunter Biden has issued a final report on the investigation, with a message for his father Joe Biden as he faces the last hours of his presidency.

Special Counsel David Weiss defended his work and blasted Biden's incendiary remarks casting the investigation as a political witch hunt.

Weiss also hinted at additional charges that he could have pursued if not for Biden's controversial pardon of his son in November.

Weiss has faced criticism from all sides. He's been accused of unfairly targeting Hunter by his lawyers and his father Joe Biden, while Republicans have charged Weiss with going too easy on the president's son.

Prosecutor rips Biden

A jury in Delaware found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to purchase a firearm after a salacious trial that delved into his troubled life. Hunter separately pled guilty to evading taxes on over $1.4 million in foreign income.

Weiss' work was thrown away at the stroke of a pen when Joe Biden pardoned his son in November. In an extraordinary statement, the president charged his own Justice Department with selective prosecution.

The Special Counsel ripped Biden's remarks as "gratuitous" and damaging to the credibility of the justice system. Weiss noted that multiple courts had rejected the claim that the cases were politically motivated.

"These prosecutions were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics. Eight judges across numerous courts have rejected claims that they were the result of selective or vindictive motives," Weiss wrote.

Weiss defended the charges, noting that Hunter Biden evaded taxes on "millions" in dubious earnings from overseas.

"Mr. Biden made this money by using his last name and connections to secure lucrative business opportunities, such as a board seat at a Ukrainian industrial conglomerate, Burisma Holdings Limited, and a joint venture with individuals associated with a Chinese energy conglomerate. He negotiated and executed contracts and agreements that paid him millions of dollars for limited work," Weiss continued.

Nobody's happy

Weiss started investigating Hunter Biden in 2018, but years went by without any charges being brought, raising accusations of stonewalling.

In 2023, Weiss sought a controversial plea deal that would have let Hunter off the hook with sweeping immunity. When that agreement collapsed under a judge's scrutiny, Weiss pursued federal tax and gun crimes as a Special Counsel.

Hunter's lawyers fought unsuccessfully to drop the charges, alleging that Weiss reversed his approach only because of pressure from Republicans and a pair of IRS whistleblowers.

In the end, Weiss left everyone unsatisfied, including Republicans who say he could have been tougher.

Hunter's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, accused Weiss of omitting some inconvenient details about the case's history in his final report.

"Mr. Weiss conveniently omits his proposal to resolve this investigation in 2023 with a pair of misdemeanors and a diverted gun charge recommended by career prosecutors," Lowell wrote.