President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty on Tuesday to lying about his drug use while buying a handgun, in the first-ever criminal prosecution of a sitting president's child.
by U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss with three counts related to lying on a federal form to acquire a Colt Cobra handgun in 2018 and for being an illegal drug user in possession of the gun.
That sets the stage for a historic first: The criminal trial of the adult child of a sitting president who is campaigning for reelection. Hunter Biden's lawyers have said in court filings they believe the agreement with prosecutors remains in effect and that Hunter Biden continues to comply with it. They accused prosecutors of reneging on the agreement.
The younger Biden for years has been the focus of unrelenting attacks by Republicans, led by former President Trump.
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