US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden has been charged with illegal gun possession. In the indictment filed on Thursday by a so-called grand jury in the US state of Delaware, the 53-year-old is accused of briefly possessing a revolver in 2018, while he was prohibited from doing so as a drug user. Hunter Biden gave false information to the arms dealer to buy the Colt.
The investigation and a possible trial against Hunter Biden could also have an impact on the election campaign. Joe Biden (80) wants to run for the Democrats again in the 2024 elections. The investigation against his son is not about the president.
The Biden families are a thorn in the side of Republicans
However, Republicans repeatedly portray the Bidens as a crime family and the president has dismissed attacks against him and his family in the past as a smear campaign.
The indictment comes as no surprise
The indictment comes as no surprise: the special investigator in charge of the case, David Weiss, had already announced last week that he planned to indict the president’s son later this month.
Hunter Biden actually admitted in June to illegal gun possession and tax crimes as part of a deal with the Delaware federal prosecutor’s office. In exchange for pleading guilty in both cases, he would receive only a light sentence and would also be spared a trial.
The deal fell through
But the deal collapsed in July after the responsible judge questioned its contents. Hunter Biden subsequently pleaded not guilty. In August, US Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Delaware federal prosecutor Weiss, who had been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019, as special prosecutor. He has now filed charges against the 53-year-old for illegal gun possession. The Delaware tax case was closed but will be reopened elsewhere.
Son as a burden for election campaign
Hunter Biden has been a political burden on his father for years – and will likely become so ahead of the presidential elections in November 2024. Opposition Republicans accuse the 53-year-old of having usurped his father’s important position in the past. as vice president of Barack Obama (2009 to 2017) for business in Ukraine and China.
Biden’s son is a lawyer
On Tuesday, Republican Chairman Kevin McCarthy ordered “a formal impeachment inquiry” against President Biden in connection with his son’s business dealings. However, it is still unclear whether impeachment proceedings against Biden will actually take place. Hunter Biden is a lawyer and has worked as a businessman for a long time. He has openly admitted that he has had serious drug problems in the past. He has been working as an artist for several years.
Source: Krone
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