The parallels between the Trump and Hunter Biden cases are obvious. Both were charged with lying on paperwork; both faced trial before judges of the opposing party; and, in all likelihood, neither would have been charged if his name had been Smith.
But there are differences, as well, and they matter. The Hunter case is legally straightforward; the Trump case was not. The jury pool in the Hunter case is probably more favorable to the defendant than in the Trump case, as the man on golf cart is widely (and justly) despised in his old hometown. The Trump prosecution was tied to a much larger narrative, election fraud; Hunter is accused of telling a single lie. Oh, and Trump is evil and dangerous; Hunter is just pathetic.
I suspect Hunter will be convicted. Will I rail about the unfairness of the system? No, because, unlike the leaders of the GOP, I’m not a cynical opportunist, and in any event, I don’t care about Hunter. He isn’t the president; he’s just a grifter with lots of trauma in his past that explains his behavior.