Federal prosecutors are reportedly weighing charging Democrat President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, with multiple crimes ranging from various aspects of his business dealings to his lying on a background check to obtain a firearm.
Fox News reported that the office of Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss was considering charging Hunter Biden with “various tax” crimes and “possible foreign lobbying” crimes.
CNN reported that investigators appear to have narrowed their focus to potential tax crimes and “gun-related” crimes.
The potential gun charges are tied to Hunter Biden’s “purchase of a firearm at a time he would have been prohibited from doing so because of his acknowledged struggles with drug addiction.”
BREAKING: Even @CNN can’t deny Hunter Biden is in serious trouble.
Sources: Federal investigators have reached a critical decision point on charging Hunter Biden.
Tax violations, gun charges, lying to authorities and possible money laundering, campaign finance, foreign lobbying pic.twitter.com/swNGxODQ7S
— Steven Cheung (@CaliforniaPanda) July 20, 2022
Officials familiar with the matter told Fox News that the criminal investigation into Hunter Biden had reached a “critical stage” after a federal grand jury looking into the president’s son concluded its most recent term at the end of last month. The source said the criminal investigation, which has been going on for four years, was still ongoing.
CNN noted that the Department of Justice was considering whether it could bring charges right now due to a department policy about not bringing political sensitive cases with two months of an election. However, the report added that the “unwritten rule” may not even be a factor since Joe Biden is not on the ballot.
CNN’s report said that some officials are worried though that the fact that Hunter Biden is a crack cocaine addict could weaken any charges they bring against him because the defense could claim that he was not aware of his potential crimes because he was on drugs.
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Source: Dailywire
