Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe

Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack cocaine

Thu, 14 Sep, 2023 - 19:02

Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation into the US president’s son.

Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack cocaine, according to the indictment filed in federal court in Delaware.