Joe Biden’s son faces weapons charges
- September 14, 2023
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US President’s son Joe Biden,Hunter BidenHe was criminally charged Thursday after efforts to reach an agreement failed, leading to the first-ever prosecution of the son of a sitting
US President’s son Joe Biden,Hunter BidenHe was criminally charged Thursday after efforts to reach an agreement failed, leading to the first-ever prosecution of the son of a sitting ruler.
The indictment, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Delaware, involves three criminal gun charges.
The indictment, brought by U.S. Special Prosecutor David Weiss, comes after Hunter agreed to BidenThe 53-year-old’s plea to plead guilty to two tax offenses and enter a program to avoid prosecution on firearms charges unexpectedly failed at a hearing in July.
The charges ensure that the courtroom drama will play a prominent role in the 2024 US presidential campaign, when BidenTrump, 80, is seeking re-election in a likely runoff alongside his 77-year-old Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, who faces four criminal trials.
In August, Weiss was promoted to special prosecutor status following an investigation into Hunter’s business dealings. Biden worked for many years as a federal prosecutor in the Democratic president’s home state of Delaware. Weiss was originally appointed by Trump.
The smallest of Biden For years, he has been the focus of unrelenting attacks from Trump and his Republican allies, who have accused him of abuses related to Ukraine and China, among other things. Hunter Biden He worked as a lobbyist, lawyer, investment banker and artist and spoke publicly about his struggles with substance abuse.
Committees in the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives have been investigating Hunter’s business dealings for months. Biden Abroad. Some hardliners in the party are pushing for an impeachment inquiry into the president. Biden.
Although Republican lawmakers have amassed evidence that Joe Biden has occasionally joined in conversations with his son’s business associates, but they have yet to provide evidence that the president received personal benefits.
(Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch, Jarrett Renshaw and Andrew Goudsward in Washington and Tom Halse in Wilmington. Editing in Spanish by Javier Lopez de Lerida)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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