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The son of US President Joe Biden (80), Hunter Biden (53), is expected to face charges soon. Special investigator David Weiss plans to file charges against the 53-year-old before Sept. 29, as US media reported Wednesday (local time), citing a notice to the competent court in Wilmington, Delaware. The subject of the upcoming indictments is illegal possession of weapons, the report said. A planned deal with the Public Prosecution Service had previously fallen through.
Hunter Biden has been under investigation for years. In June, the Delaware Attorney General issued formal charges against the president’s son. He was charged with illegal possession of a firearm in 2018 because he concealed his drug addiction when purchasing the weapon. In addition, the judiciary accuses him of not paying the income tax due for 2017 and 2018 on time.
influence on the election campaign
Parallel to the publication of the allegations, the Delaware State Department had made public a possible agreement between the two parties: Hunter Biden had agreed to plead guilty to the tax crimes and to enter into an agreement with certain conditions for a trial related to the gun crime and averting a possible prison sentence, it was said at the time. However, at a hearing in late July, a judge objected to the agreement and did not approve it. In mid-August, Attorney General Merrick Garland also granted Investigative Prosecutor Weiss the independence of special counsel.
The investigation and possible trial of Hunter Biden could also have an impact on the election campaign. Joe Biden wants to run again in the 2024 election. It is true that the investigations against his son are not about the president. However, Republicans have repeatedly portrayed the Bidens as a crime family, and in the past the president has dismissed the attacks against him and his family as a smear campaign. (SDA)
Source: Blick
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