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Richard Luscombe

Hunter Biden indicted on gun charges after plea deal falls apart

Hunter Biden
This is the first time the son of a sitting US president has been indicted on federal criminal charges. Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP

Federal prosecutors on Thursday indicted Hunter Biden on gun charges after a plea deal with the president’s son fell apart in July. His lawyer said special counsel David Weiss was “bending to political pressure” by filing the indictment.

A court filing in the US district court in Delaware alleged Biden, 53, illegally obtained and possessed a Colt revolver in October 2018 after falsely declaring that he was not a user of, or addicted to, narcotic drugs.

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