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Hunter Biden was convicted of gun and tax crimes but was pardoned by his father

Hunter Biden prosecutor denounces US president criticism

The special counsel who prosecuted Hunter Biden has accused US President Joe Biden of undermining public confidence in the justice system with his criticism of the investigation into his son.

US • 14 Jan

Naomi Biden (C), daughter of Hunter Biden, leaves the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building

Hunter Biden's daughter gives evidence at gun trial

Hunter Biden's daughter Naomi has testified about her father's drug treatment as part of his defence at a trial where the US President Joe Biden's son stands accused of failing to disclose his addiction when he bought a gun in 2018.

US • 07 Jun 24

Hunter Biden's sister-in-law Hailie Biden said she feared for his life

Hunter Biden's relative describes finding gun, dumping it

Hunter Biden's sister-in-law has testified at his trial that she took and threw away his gun out of fear of his spiralling addiction, potentially bolstering prosecutors' case that he broke a law barring illegal drug users from owning firearms.

US • 06 Jun 24

Hunter Biden, 54, has pleaded not guilty to three felony charges

Hunter Biden's ex-wife describes his drug use at trial

Hunter Biden's ex-wife has testified about first discovering his drug use, speaking at a criminal trial where prosecutors are trying to prove that US President Joe Biden's son lied about his addiction to illegally buy a gun.

US • 05 Jun 24

Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden arrive at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware

Hunter Biden trial jury told 'no one is above the law'

The prosecution has laid out its case in the historic criminal trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges, telling jurors that President Joe Biden's son was a drug addict who lied on paperwork to obtain a revolver and that 'no one is above the law'.

US • 04 Jun 24

Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, joined by his his wife Melissa Cohen Biden

Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden's criminal trial

Jury selection kicked off in a criminal case against Hunter Biden, a historicprosecution that could further influence the 2024 presidential election four days after Biden's rivalDonald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted.

US • 04 Jun 24

Alexander Smirnov was an agent for the FBI

Sensational spy claims rock Hunter Biden case

Who is Alexander Smirnov and what is his connection to the US president, his son and the FBI?

Analysis and Comment • 21 Feb 24

Hunter Biden's legal team say the accusations threw an earlier plea deal into jeopardy and led to two indictments against him

Hunter Biden says indicted ex-FBI informant tainted cases

The legal team for US President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, has said that an indicted former FBI informant's claims had raised legal troubles for him.

US • 21 Feb 24

Republican investigators have previously focused on Hunter Biden's work for businesses in Ukraine and China

Hunter Biden to testify in republican impeachment probe

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter will testify next month before two congressional committees carrying out an impeachment inquiry against the US president, the republican chairmen of the panels said.

US • 19 Jan 24

The DOJ filed three felony and six misdemeanour tax charges against Hunter Biden (file pic)

Hunter Biden facing criminal charges for tax offences

The US Department of Justice filed new criminal charges against President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, accusing him of failing to pay $1.4m in taxes while spending millions of dollars on a lavish lifestyle.

US • 08 Dec 23

US President Joe Biden was interviewed at the White House on Sunday and yesterday

Biden interviewed in classified documents investigation

US President Joe Biden has been questioned as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents found at his home and former private office, the White House has said.

US • 10 Oct 23

Hunter Biden to deny gun charges, lawyer says

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter will plead not guilty to charges of illegally buying a gun when he was using drugs, according to a court filing by his lawyer.

US • 19 Sep 23

Hunter Biden was charged with three counts related to gun possession

President Biden's son Hunter indicted on gun charges

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has been charged with deceiving a gun dealer into selling him a firearm, in the latest sign of how his legal woes may weigh on his father's re-election bid next year.

US • 14 Sep 23

The four-year-old girl is the child of Joe Biden's son, Hunter

Biden publicly acknowledges seventh grandchild

US President Joe Biden has publicly acknowledged a seventh grandchild for the first time in a statement to People Magazine.

US • 29 Jul 23

Hunter Biden did not pay taxes in 2017 and 2018

Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax charges

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has pleaded not guilty to minor tax offenses as a deal with federal prosecutors derailed in a Delaware court.

US • 26 Jul 23

US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden pictured in February this year

Hunter Biden to plead guilty to tax crimes

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes and to enter into an agreement that could avert a conviction on a gun-related charge, according to a court filing.

US • 20 Jun 23

Joe Biden said he was "deeply proud" of his son (File pic)

Hunter Biden's taxes investigated by US prosecutor

Us President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has said the US Attorney's Office in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs.

US • 10 Dec 20

Us President Donald Trump said he believed both China and Ukraine should look into the Bidens

Trump asks China to investigate Bidens amid inquiry

The US President Donald Trump again invited foreign interference in a US presidential election by publicly calling on China to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden, the kind of request that has already triggered an impeachment inquiry in Congress.

US • 04 Oct 19

Hunter Biden