Biden’s Son Hunter Pleads Not Guilty To Gun Charges

Hunter Biden, the son of United State President, Joe Biden, has pleaded not guilty to three firearms charges.

The 53-year-old was charged for making false statements on a federal firearms form and possession of a firearm as a prohibited person.

Prosecutors alleged that he lied about his drug use on application forms when he purchased the weapon in 2018.

Although Biden acknowledged that he was a heavy user of crack cocaine at the time, he denied breaking the law.

He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the three federal counts.
A proposed plea deal to resolve the charges abruptly fell apart in July, meaning Mr Biden was indicted shortly after.

In a court filing in September in which his legal team unsuccessfully sought a virtual, not in-person, court appearance, Biden’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said that his client would enter a plea of not guilty.

Lowell also said his client “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.”

Biden appeared on Tuesday in a federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware – which is the hometown of the Bidens.