Hunter Biden.Photo:Sipa via AP Images
Sipa via AP Images
Hunter was indicted in Delaware federal court in September, with two counts tied to him allegedly signing a form stating that he was not using illegal drugs at the time he purchased a revolver in October 2018. A third count alleges that Hunter, who has been open about his addiction issues, possessed a firearm while using a narcotic.
Speaking toGood Morning Americain September, one of Hunter’s attorneys offered a preview of the defense, suggesting at one point that there may be evidence to dispute the facts of the case. “The evidence will be presented when and if there is a trial,” attorney Abbe Lowell said on the show. “It’s not going to be somehow prelimed in this interview today or any other.”
President Joe Biden and son Hunter Biden leave Mass in South Carolina on Aug. 13, 2022.AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta
But the investigation reportedly evolved with time, focusing also on Hunter’s income taxes and paperwork he used to purchase a firearm in 2018, on which he allegedly denied being “an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug or any other controlled substance” despite publicly admitting to struggles with addiction.
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Hunter’s business dealings have also been a focus of Republicans since his father took office. Days before his indictment, Republican House SpeakerKevin McCarthyannounced that his party is launching animpeachment inquiry into President Biden, accusing the president of lying “to the American people about his own knowledge of his family’s foreign business dealings.”
source: people.com
