rson who's resisting the law if it's a stupid law. And although the law arguably makes sense — you know, I'm not sure. I'm not sure I would have backed it. I'd have to hear the argument. But I think there's no chance whatsoever this law was designed or passed with somebody like Hunter in mind.

So I think there needs to be a penalty, because lying on a federal document, that should have some kind of penalty. But I'm thinking whatever is the smallest penalty. Definitely not jail. Definitely not jail. Does anybody think you should go to jail for that? Trying to protect himself with his Second Amendment rights. You actually think you should go to jail for that? So I would argue that you're just in team play. You're in team play mode if you think that. That just feels like a team play decision. You couldn't possibly think that somebody wanting a handgun to defend themselves in the United States, you can't think that should go to jail.

All right. Well, we won't solve this today, but that's my opinion. Now, that doesn't relieve Hunter of any of the other things he may or may not have done. But I have a second question. So look at all the influence buying stuff. Is it a federal violation to be an introducer if your only job is to make introductions? Is that a federal violation? Now, forget for a moment that there's a debate about whether that's the only thing he was doing. But if it's the only thing that could be proven — and so far it is. So far the only thing we've seen is introductions. Do you think it should be illegal to make introductions?

I don't. If there's a law that says you can't introduce people from another country to someone in this country, there's a lot of people who are going to go to jail, aren't they? What would happen if you knew somebody in another country? They were just a friend of yours, and they called you and said, you know, Scott, you deal in politics a lot. Could you connect me with some senator? And I would say, well, you know what? I actually, we follow each other on Twitter. Yeah, I'll send the DM. You know, you've got a problem over there. Maybe it's in our interest too. You know, it's not against the interest of the United States. It's just somebody wants a meeting to talk or something. So I wouldn't even think twice. I would think, oh, my Afghanistan friend, sure. I'll send a DM to this person I just happen to know. I'll connect you.

Would that be a federal violation? Did I just describe breaking the law? Can somebody tell me the real answer to that? I mean, I think we're just guessing, but well, even let's say you paid me. Let's say I got paid for it. Let's say my friend said, you know what, I'll invest in your company or something. It'd be a nice favor if you could make this introduction for me. So I'm not going to say it's not illegal because I don't know. But I'll give you my opinion. It should not be illegal. It should not be illegal. If it is, you know, maybe it is. But do you want to live in a world where you can't introduce people? I mean, seriously, do you want to live in a world where you need to sign a piece of paper and a document and tell the world I might introduce somebody?

Now, of course if it's your main business, you know you're going to do a lot of it. But I have a real problem with introductions being illegal. Now, my guess is this. My guess is that since Hunter was operating somewhat openly — wouldn't you say, as do other people, somewhat openly making introductions — I don't think Hunter thought it was illegal. Do you? My guess — this is just speculation, so I can't read his mind, right? But without the mind reading, if I put myself in this situation, I doubt I would have acted so visibly if I knew it was illegal. I think I might have said I've got an argument why it's not. As long as I have an argument, you know, I'm going to be okay. The argument might be a little specious, but as long as I have an argument, I think I'm okay.

And the argument would be I'm not asking him anybody to give any favors to this other country. I'm simply introducing them. And people meet people in the ordinary course of life. Maybe they could have found this person on their own. You know, it just would have taken more work. I'm just saving them some time. So I have a feeling that introducing people is going to end up not being illegal. That there would have to be the extra something happened because of it. Some influence. Yeah. So it's not illegal, but maybe he did more. Some people say. Now, I'm not judging them. More. I'm just trying to predict where this will go.

In my opinion, Hunter is not dumb. At least, you know, not the classic way. Like his IQ seems to be high. Would you agree with that? He's done some things that you wouldn't do and I wouldn't do, but you know, drugs are involved, etc. But he's not a low IQ guy. Nobody thinks he's actually low IQ, right? Nobody. So if you're that smart, don't you think you figured out a way to do these sketchy things in a way that at least you have a good argument? Because I think in his case he probably thinks if I have an argument, the government's going to leave me alone because I'm too politically connected. If he had no argument, it was just like flat-out crime, well, he would probably think he wasn't protected. But if he had something of an argument, that's probably enough for the government to leave him alone if you're that connected to the government.

I would not be surprised if none of the Hunter Biden stuff turns into a major crime with jail. To me this is the stuff t