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US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden (53), has been charged with illegal gun possession. In the indictment filed on Thursday by a so-called grand jury in the state of Delaware, Hunter Biden is accused of briefly possessing a revolver in 2018, while he was prohibited from doing so as a drug user. He also gave false information to the arms dealer in order to buy the Colt.
The three-count indictment is likely to hurt President Biden, who is seeking a second term in the White House next year. But it 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 lenient sentence and would also be spared a trial.
However, 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 president’s son for illegal gun possession. The Delaware tax case was closed but will be reopened elsewhere.
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.
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. (SDA/AFP)
Source: Blick
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