Hunter Biden Indicted On Gun Charges
deadline.comHunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was indicted on Thursday on federal gun charges. Federal prosecutors already indicated earlier this month that they were moving to charge Biden on the charges.
He plead not guilty in July to misdemeanor tax charges, after a plea agreement fell apart. As part of that deal, Biden would have entered a diversion program in lieu of the gun charges.
Prosecutors allege that Biden made false statements in the purchase of a firearm in 2018. Specifically, on a gun purchase form, he attested that he was not addicted to a narcotic when he was still using, according to prosecutors.
Biden was charged with three counts in the case. Read the indictment. The indictment puts Hunter Biden’s legal troubles again front and center during the presidential election, as they were in 2020.
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