Special Counsel David Weiss has today indicted Hunter Biden on three Federal gun charges. President Biden’s son, Hunter, is charged with lying in order to obtain a firearm, and with possessing a firearm when he was an addicted person. Hunter Biden has a long history of drug use and addiction. Just 7 weeks ago, Hunter thought he was going to be in the clear with a sweetheart deal from the Justice Department. What a change.
Prosecutors in Delaware brought three gun-related charges against Hunter Biden on Thursday, indicting the president’s son after special counsel David Weiss said he would pursue charges following the evaporation of a plea deal.
The court filings detail charges Hunter Biden would have entered a diversion program for under the failed plea agreement, charging him with failing to disclose drug use when seeking to buy a weapon — resulting in two charges — as well as for unlawful possession of a firearm while addicted to a controlled substance.
The most serious charges carry up to 10 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
The indictment does not list any tax crimes — a matter that also would have been covered by the agreement that had Biden plead guilty to two charges of willful failure to pay taxes.
Weiss was elevated to special counsel status in August, shortly after discussion around the plea agreement broke down, signaling he may instead seek to bring charges outside the state.
Weiss suggested those charges could come in D.C. or California — two venues where IRS agents who spoke to Congress about the investigation claimed they found the stronger evidence of tax crimes. . . . .
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