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Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty as Trial Is About to Start

President's son faces up to 17 years in prison at sentencing

(Newser) - Hunter Biden pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal tax charges as jury selection was beginning in Los Angeles. The decision, which was a surprise to prosecutors, avoids a trial on the counts but leaves him at risk of substantial prison time when he's sentenced on Dec. 16, the Washington ...

Hunter Biden: With Trump Case Tossed, Mine Should Be, Too
Judge Declines to Toss
Hunter Biden Tax Case
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Aug 20, 2024 12:30 AM CDT

Judge Declines to Toss Hunter Biden Tax Case

President's son tried to use tossing of Trump's case as justification, to no avail

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday denied Hunter Biden's attempt to have his tax case tossed, meaning his trial is still planned for next month in California. Biden had argued that since a separate prosecution of Donald Trump was dismissed based on the unconstitutional appointment of the special counsel in...

House GOP's Long-Awaited Impeachment Report Is Out

It accuses Biden of 'impeachable' conduct, though it provides no proof of a 'corrupt quid pro quo'

(Newser) - House Republican investigators released a nearly 300-page report on Monday that accuses President Biden of "impeachable" and "egregious" conduct, reports the Hill . Its release comes as the Democratic National Convention opens, though Biden had been expected to be the nominee when this investigation began last year . Highlights:
  • Charges:
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Hunter Biden Lobbied State Department for Burisma Help

NYT reports on 2016 letter seeking introduction to president of Tuscany, where Burisma sought work

(Newser) - Hunter Biden asked the US government for assistance with a Burisma project in Italy in 2016, when he was a board member for the company and his father was US vice president, new records reveal, per the New York Times . Biden wrote to the US ambassador to Italy requesting an...

Hunter Biden Sues Fox Under 'Revenge Porn' Law
Hunter Biden
Drops Fox Lawsuit
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Jul 22, 2024 5:35 PM CDT

Hunter Biden Drops Fox Lawsuit

Filing claimed network violated 'revenge porn' law

(Newser) - Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. An attorney for the president's son filed a voluntary dismissal notice on Sunday in federal court in New York City, three weeks after the lawsuit was filed,...

Report: Hunter Biden Is Going to White House Meetings

NBC News reported the president's son has 'popped in' on calls, meetings

(Newser) - President Biden's behavior at last Thursday's debate has spurred a change in his son's behavior, sources tell NBC News . It reports that while Hunter Biden has long been a regular presence at the White House, he has attended meetings with the president and his top aides since...

Hunter Biden's DC Law License Suspended

Appeals court cites his 'serious crimes'

(Newser) - If anybody in the nation's capital wants to hire Hunter Biden as their lawyer, they're out of luck. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals said in a filing Tuesday that Biden's law license in Washington, DC has been suspended immediately because of his "serious crimes,...

Biden Unleashes Withering New Trump Attack

$50M ad blitz puts the focus on former president as a 'convicted criminal'

(Newser) - After Hunter Biden was convicted, some pundits wondered whether it would make President Biden less likely to go after Donald Trump on that front. A $50 million ad campaign rolling out Monday suggests the answer is no.
  • Brutal ad: The Biden campaign released a "Character Matters" ad that gets
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Trump Has Some Thoughts on Hunter Biden

Former president tells Fox that drug addiction is 'a very tough thing' for families to contend with

(Newser) - Donald Trump weighed in on Hunter Biden on Thursday in the wake of the latter's conviction this week on felony gun charges—appearing to be sympathetic to President Biden's son and his struggles with drug addiction. "I understand it pretty well, because I've had it with...

On Commuting Son's Sentence, Biden Says 'No'

President had already ruled out a pardon

(Newser) - President Biden made it clear Thursday that he won't do anything to reduce whatever sentence his son Hunter receives after his conviction on gun-related charges. The White House press secretary seemed to leave wiggle room when asked about the matter on Wednesday. Biden took a question about commuting...

Commuting Hunter's Sentence Could Be Option for Biden

White House press secretary doesn't rule it out

(Newser) - President Biden has said he won't pardon his son Hunter, who was convicted of three gun-related felonies earlier this week. But commutation of his sentence, when it is handed down, could be a different story. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre didn't rule out commutation when she spoke...

After Hunter Biden Conviction Comes the Political Fallout

Biden preps for attacks that he's not a good father, while a Trump talking point is weakened

(Newser) - Tuesday saw the conviction of Hunter Biden on federal gun charges. With Wednesday comes a whole slew of assessments about what just happened and how it might play out going forward. Some highlights:
  • Biden strategy: Politico Playbook reports that President Biden's team is prepping for him to be labeled
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Chance of Biden Going to Prison Could Be 'Pretty Low'

GOP's Gaetz calls conviction 'pretty dumb'

(Newser) - The president's son is now a convicted felon and while Hunter Biden may not be able to vote for his father in November, analysts believe he's unlikely to spend much time in prison. Jeffrey Brown, former co-chief of the general crimes unit in the Manhattan US attorney's...

President Biden: I Accept the Verdict in Hunter's Case

Says he'll respect the process, and he and the first lady will always be there 'with our love and support'

(Newser) - President Biden said last week that he would not consider pardoning son Hunter should he be convicted in his gun case. On Tuesday, after the guilty verdict came down , the president reaffirmed that. "I will accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process...

Jury Convicts Hunter Biden on All Gun Charges

Jurors deliberated about 3 hours; he faces up to 25 years in prison

(Newser) - Hunter Biden has been found guilty on all three federal gun charges he faced in Delaware, reports the AP . The jury in his case delivered the verdict Tuesday morning after deliberating about three hours. Jurors found Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim...

Hunter Biden Defense Rests Its Case
Hunter Biden Case
Goes to Jury
UPDATED
Jun 10, 2024 4:38 PM CDT

Hunter Biden Case Goes to Jury

Panel failed to reach a verdict in deliberations Monday

(Newser) - Hunter Biden's fate is now in the hands of the jury in his federal gun trial. Deliberations began around 3:30pm Monday after closing arguments ended at the courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware and Judge Maryellen Noreika read out instructions for the jury, NBC News reports. Biden is accused of...

Hunter Biden's Daughter on the Stand: 'He Seemed Great'

Naomi Biden testifies in federal gun trial on her dad's condition before he bought a revolver in 2018

(Newser) - Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi testified Friday in his federal gun trial about visiting her father while he was at a California rehab center, telling jurors that he seemed to be improving in the weeks before he bought the revolver in 2018. "I hadn't seen my dad in...

Hunter Biden Prosecution Rests Its Case

Prosecution's last witnesses were an FBI chemist and a DEA agent

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial rested their case Friday morning after calling their final two witnesses. Defense lawyers are expected to present two or three witnesses before closing arguments begin, the Washington Post reports. The president's son is accused of lying about his drug use when...

Biden: No, I Won't Pardon Hunter
Biden: No, I Won't
Pardon Hunter
Jun 6, 2024 4:45 PM CDT

Biden: No, I Won't Pardon Hunter

President rules out the possibility in interview with ABC

(Newser) - President Biden says he won't pardon son Hunter if his ongoing trial on federal gun charges ends in a conviction. In an interview with ABC News , the president answered yes when asked by David Muir if he would accept the outcome of the trial, and he gave the same...

Beau Biden's Widow Recalls Finding Gun: 'I Panicked'

Hallie Biden's decision to toss it in the trash is central to Hunter Biden charges

(Newser) - The widow of Hunter Biden's brother told jurors in his federal gun trial Thursday about the moment she found a revolver in his truck, describing how she put it into a leather pouch, stuffed it into a shopping bag, and tossed it in a trash can outside a market...

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