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Hunter Biden’s lawyers met with Justice Department officials on Wednesday to discuss potential federal charges against the president’s son, CNN reported—a meeting that comes a day after Biden launched his re-election campaign, raising questions about whether the younger Biden’s sordid past will dog his father’s political future.
President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden step off Air Force One, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at … [+]
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Hunter Biden’s legal team requested the meeting, according to CNN.
Federal prosecutors are reportedly weighing whether to charge Hunter Biden with two misdemeanors for failing to file taxes in 2016 and 2017, one felony count of tax evasion and another charge for making a false statement on a questionnaire required to purchase a gun.
Federal investigators believed in October they had gathered enough evidence to charge the younger Biden in the long-running case, and sent their findings to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Delaware, the Washington Post reported, citing sources familiar with the matter—but it’s unclear whether prosecutors will charge him.
The case is one of several investigations that have enveloped the president’s son: On Tuesday, a judge overseeing a paternity dispute involving one of Hunter Biden’s children ordered he appear in-person before the court next week, while congressional Republicans are investigating whether the president influenced his son’s business dealings.
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