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It is increasingly hard to discern what the Morris/Biden relationship was at any given moment:
<><>Morris is a hard core Democrat, an activist, a campaign donor, a Biden backer.
<><>he was also depicted as 1. Hunter’s lender, 2. his lawyer, 3. his friend, 4. and art client
<><>whether the Morris/Biden role-playing was entirely calculated is significant
<><>the two met meeting at a Joe Biden fund-raiser in 2019,
<><>Morris said he ‘loaned’ the president’s son at least $5 million.
<><>Morris said repayment was not required til Biden’s presidential election
<><>Morris said the ‘loans’ may ultimately be forgiven.
<><>left unclear is ‘when’ Morris lent Hunter money
<><>and ‘when’ Morris took on his other Biden-protected roles.
Morris insists it was all standard ‘loan’ stuff.
<><>except Morris is not a bank, and Hunter was routinely called his legal ‘client’
The Morris/Hunter role smells of de facto campaign contributions to Joe Biden.
<><>Morris’ role-playing to shield Biden’s campaign from political liabilities is disturbing,
<><>professional ethical rules are designed to avoid a blurring of client/lawyer roles.
<><>as a member, Morris is in violation of the Calif Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct.
<><>Morris has now admitted to providing personal funds to bail out Hunter
<><>Hunter has been confirmed to be a client – or reasonably believes himself to be Morris’s client
<><>this violates the Rules of Professional Conduct and well-known norms of the legal profession.
Kevin Morris’ deposition invoked attorney/client privilege
at least 17 times to avoid questions about “loaning”
Hunter Biden some $5M (which may be “forgiven”)
Just the News ^ | 1/22/24 | Steven Richards
FR Posted on 1/23/2024, 8:07:20 AM by CFW
In his deposition last week, Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris and his lawyer invoked attorney-client privilege at least 17 times over questions related to his payments and work for Hunter Biden.
According to the transcript of the testimony reviewed by Just the News, Morris said that he began representing Biden about one week after the December 2019 California fundraiser for his father, Joe Biden, who became president in 2020. The details surrounding this meeting were previously reported by Just the News.
Morris’ early representation of Hunter Biden allowed him to invoke the privilege frequently, to avoid answering questions about his first meeting with the first son, how he paid Hunter Biden’s other attorneys and about the planning for Hunter Biden’s defiant speech in front of the Capitol while avoiding complying with his first congressional subpoena.
Specifically, Morris attempted to invoke the privilege regarding his acquisition of one of Hunter Biden’s companies after Joe Biden’s inauguration. Additionally, he denied claims that he was motivated by political concerns to help the first son solve his tax issues and stay afloat during his father’s campaign, which was indicated by evidence from the IRS whistleblowers last year.
Morris did not respond to a request for comment from Just the News about his testimony.
According to the transcript, Morris claimed that his legal representation of Hunter Biden was “global and complete” and therefore argued that almost any detail of their relationship is off limits to congressional investigators. Yet despite this, Morris told the committee that he had not represented Hunter directly in the past three years.
In one example, Morris refused to answer how much in loans he provided to Hunter Biden to pay his legal fees.
“So have you paid millions of dollars for Hunter Biden’s legal fees via loans?” an investigator asked.
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