No one is going to be deterred by this "threat".  People are so pissed off about all of this nonsense they are not one bit afraid of an empty threat from the biden family or any of their dorky friends.  hunter needs to be brought to justice (so does ol' joe) so let's just get 'er done!

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/12/10/hunter-bidens-friends-are-preparing-to-go-after-those-who-investigate-him-n1652491

This is, at best, an empty threat.  What friends does he have, anyway??  Mostly potheads and people who are only interested in him for what they can get from or through him.  Not exactly going to put their lives on the line for the doper.