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Hunter Biden charged with tax, firearm offenses in US

Joe Biden's son faces charges of tax offenses and of possessing a firearm illegally, given his past drug use

Hunter Biden with Joe and Jill Biden (photo: DW)
Hunter Biden with Joe and Jill Biden (photo: DW) DW

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden on Tuesday agreed to plead guilty to federal income tax charges in a deal he made with the US Justice Department, court documents showed.

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A letter filed in a court in Delaware on Tuesday made the charges and Biden's apparent plans to plead guilty public, following a long-running Justice Department investigation into Joe Biden's second son.

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The agreement will also likely avert a trial, which could have created days or weeks of negative attention, with next year's presidential elections beginning to draw near.

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