Hunter Biden Has Been Indicted On Three Counts Of Gun Charges
By Taylor Hodgkins on September 14, 2023 at 3:22 PM EDT
Updated on September 14, 2023 at 4:21 PM EDT
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has been formally indicted in a Delaware federal court on three counts of gun charges.
The three counts stem from Biden's alleged use of a gun while he had been under the influence of narcotics, NBC News reports.
The outlet also reports two of those counts are in reference to the President's son reportedly "completing a form indicating he had not been using illegal drugs" while Biden had purchased "a Colt Cobra revolver" back in the Fall of 2018. A special council, headed by Trump appointee Us attorney for Delaware, David Weiss.
According to the document, Biden, 53, "certified on a federally mandated form he 'was not an unlawful user of, and addicted to, any stimulant, narcotic drug, and any other controlled substance, when in fact, as he knew, that statement was false and fictitious."
Two of three counts will result in a maximum prison sentence of a decade. The third results in a maximum of five years in prison.
The GOP Are Currently Attempting An Impeachment Investigation
The United States Republican Party are currently attempting to begin an impeachment inquiry into Biden Sr. following months of paying attention to his son's "foreign business dealings," according to Reuters. The special council, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland last month, "indicated that charges of failure to pay taxes on time could be filed in Washington or in California," per the AP. Hunter Biden lives in both locations.
The publication notes the GOP have not found any wrongdoing by the President as of this writing.
The White House reported that in addition to the President's clean slate, the GOP "have no basis for an impeachment inquiry."
President Biden's reported involvement with his son's reported "business dealings" has been a strong point of contention for the GOP regarding a case for impeachment. The President's alleged involvement is believed to have taken place in the years Biden served as the 44th President Barack Obama's Vice President.
Hunter was reportedly given permission by his father to accompany him while on overseas trips at the time, per the House Oversight Committee. Biden served alongside Obama from 2009 until 2017.
Hunter's business associate, Devon Archer, reportedly told the committee that his associate's intentions were to "create 'an illusion of access to his father,' and link him with "foreign associates 'maybe 20 times'' during a period of a decade, Reuters also reported.
Archer maintains these conversations had nothing to do with business, and that Biden had not been involved in any questionable practices to his knowledge.
An FBI document from three years ago reportedly containing alleged information from an informant, regarding claims reportedly made by the head of a Ukrainian company wherein Biden served on its board of directors, was cited by Republicans in support of an investigation. The head of Burisma reportedly said "it costs 5 (million) to pay one Biden, and 5 (million) to pay another Biden."
Congressman Jamie Raskin would reveal the FBI would later drop the matter, on the basis of a lack of evidence, per Reuters.
