President Joe Biden said Monday he is “so proud” of Hunter Biden, who is facing trial on gun law violations.
Special Prosecutor David Weiss charged Hunter in 2023 with one count of making a false statement regarding the purchase of a firearm, one count of possession of a firearm by an unlawful user or addict of a controlled substance, and one count of making a false statement regarding information required to be kept by a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Special Counsel David Weiss (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty)
Hunter was using crack cocaine when he bought the gun, according to many of the photos he left on his abandoned laptop. The gun was found discarded in a public trash can next to the school. The Secret Service is reportedly involved in the investigation.
Judge Weiss later indicted Hunter on California tax evasion charges.
Hunter’s gun trial is expected to last about two weeks. Jury selection Began Dr. Jill Biden and Hunter’s wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, were in attendance on Monday.
Part of Hunter’s family rallying behind him today: the First Lady, Hunter’s wife, Melissa, Hunter’s son-in-law, Peter Neal, and his sister, Ashley (earlier in the day).
Hunter’s friend Kevin Morris, former Biden body mate Fran Parson and top aide to the first lady Anthony Bernal. https://t.co/Oedl4KBN8I— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) June 3, 2024
In 2023, Hunter refused to accept a plea deal from prosecutors after negotiations broke down under judicial review of a “diversion agreement.”
The original “Sweetheart” plea bargain Gave Hunter pleaded guilty to failing to pay taxes on more than $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018, giving him the option of probation rather than prison. Additionally, Weiss devised a separate diversion agreement that gave Hunter immunity from potential future charges, including: wipe Felony firearm violations were removed from his record.
This incident United States v. Hunter Biden, Case No. 24-1703 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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