- By Anushka Vats
- Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:25 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to federal gun charges, his attorney said in a court filing on Tuesday, according to a report by Reuters. Hunter, Biden's first child, was indicted on Thursday on three counts of illegaly possessing a firearm while being addicted to drugs. The charges against Hunter can carry up to 25 years in prison and could further form the first of multiple criminal cases.
The indictment of Biden's son is related to three counts; violating federal laws governing gun ownership, lying to authority figures and interstate commerce.
The younger Biden may also face tax fraud and illegal foreign lobbying counts in DC and Los Angeles. He was also accused of lying about his drug use on a gun purchase form in 2018 when he bought a Colt Cobra revolver. In 2021, he also wrote a memoir "Beautiful Things" that he was abusing drugs at the time, according to a New York Post report cied by ANI.
Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden (Image Credits: Reuters)
Meanwhile, on Monday Hunter Biden sued US Internal Revenue Service and alleged unlawful disclosure of his taxes by whistleblowers who work for the US tax agency.
Monday's lawsuit refers to "more than 20 nationally televised and non-congressionally sanctioned interviews and numerous public statements" by Shapley, Ziegler and their lawyers about Hunter Biden. Shapley and Ziegler have testified in Congress as whistleblowers about alleged political interference in an IRS investigation into Biden's taxes. The Justice Department has denied any such interference.
"The lawsuit is about the decision by IRS employees, their representatives, and others to disregard their obligations and repeatedly and intentionally publicly disclose and disseminate Mr. Biden's protected tax return information outside the exceptions for making disclosures in the law," the lawsuit reads.
(With inputs from ANI and Reuters)
