Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal gun charges just months after his plea deal with prosecutors fell apart in a long-running investigation into the President’s son
Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal firearms charges – in another blow for the President’s son as prosecutors warned it may pave the way for a high-stakes trial as the 2024 election looms.
Biden has been accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack cocaine.
The indictment comes just weeks after the collapse of a plea deal that would have averted a criminal trial and distracting headlines for President Joe Biden.
The court fight doesn’t seem likely to end soon as Biden’s defense attorney argues he didn’t violate the law and remains protected by an immunity provision that was part of the plea deal.