Hunter Biden, the son of the president, was indicted Thursday on three charges relating to a 2018 firearm purchase.
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter was indicted on Thursday on three charges related to false statements in the 2018 purchase of a firearm, prompting legal analyst Jonathan Turley to question the possibility of a presidential pardon.
Hunter Biden was previously charged with illegal possession of a firearm “as a drug user” and failing to pay federal income tax in June, according to filings from a Delaware District Court. His legal team agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors in which he would plead guilty to two misdemeanors for failing to pay federal tax but avoid prosecution on the felony firearms charge.
However, the deal collapsed during a court hearing in late July after a row over whether the president’s son would receive sweeping immunity for an ongoing investigation.
