Washington - Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been formally charged on Thursday with three counts related to illegal firearm possession while struggling with drug addiction, as reported by the New York Post.
The indictment against the president's first son, Hunter Biden, was issued in Delaware by special counsel David Weiss.
Furthermore, the charges brought against Hunter could result in a maximum prison sentence of 25 years and potentially mark the beginning of multiple criminal cases, as detailed by the New York Post.
Hunter, aged 53, may also face additional charges such as tax fraud and unlawful foreign lobbying in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles.
In an additional allegation, Hunter Biden was accused of providing false information regarding his drug use on a firearm purchase application in 2018 when he acquired a Colt Cobra revolver.
According to the New York Post, Hunter admitted to drug abuse during that time in his 2021 memoir titled "Beautiful Things."
The charges in Hunter Biden's indictment encompass three key aspects: violations of federal firearm ownership laws, providing false information to authorities, and engaging in interstate commerce.
Moreover, in July, Hunter rejected a plea deal that would have imposed two years of probation for his failure to pay over $2 million in taxes on income from foreign sources in countries such as China and Ukraine. As part of this deal, his gun offense record would have been expunged upon completing probation.
On a separate note, Speaker Kevin McCarthy authorized House committees on Tuesday to initiate a formal impeachment inquiry into US President Joe Biden. This move is based on the House GOP's investigations into the foreign business ties of the Biden family and the legal proceedings involving Hunter Biden, as reported by The Hill.
McCarthy's formal endorsement of impeachment follows his earlier belief that House investigations would eventually lead to such an inquiry.
It's important to note that, to date, the House Oversight Committee has not concluded that President Biden directly gained financially from his son Hunter Biden's business activities or that he made policy decisions as a result of them during the duration of their examination.