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Watch: Why Hunter Biden is important to Republicans
Federal prosecutors plan to seek an indictment of US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, by the end of this month, according to court papers.
It is not clear what charges justice department special counsel David Weiss plans to file against Hunter Biden.
A planned plea bargain to resolve tax-and-gun counts faced by the 53-year-old fell apart in July.