The charges present a significant headache for the US president as he attempts to rachet up his campaign amid record low approval ratings and lingering concerns about his age.
: President Joe Biden’s son has been charged over multiple gun crimes and faces the prospect of jail if he is convicted, in the latest pre-election saga to engulf the First Family.
The decision to indict Hunter Biden was the first time the Justice Department has issued charges against the child of a sitting president. On Thursday , Biden was in Maryland preparing to give a major speech on the economy when the news about his son broke.He has been at pains not to discuss Hunter’s legal woes, other than to say he is proud of his son for overcoming his addiction. The White House and the President have so far refused to comment.
But as the political attacks intensified last month, federal Attorney General Merrick Garland - who was appointed by the president - assigned a special counsel to oversee the matter, citing the “extraordinary circumstances” and public interest surrounding the case. The “big guy” is a reference to the president, based on what Hunter’s associates purportedly called him.
“Hunter Biden possessing an unloaded gun for 11 days was not a threat to public safety, but a prosecutor, with all the power imaginable, bending to political pressure presents a grave threat to our system of justice,” he said.
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