As first-time offenders convicted of non-violent crimes, it would be extremely unusual for either to serve time
Soon after, President Biden reportedly stated he "will accept the outcome of his son Hunter's criminal case and 'respect the judicial process".
The younger Biden entered the hearing without speaking to reporters, and sat quietly in the gallery with his attorney, causing pandemonium, with members of the House Oversight Committee arguing with each other and scolding him for the surprise.
Hunter Biden was charged with two counts of making false statements, for claiming on forms that he was not using drugs illegally at the time he bought a Colt revolver in Delaware.
Hunter Biden’s public appearances came across as a message of defiance by the president, who is determined to show that he stands by his son.
Hunter Biden has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax, according to court papers.
David Weiss, 67, who was appointed to his post by Republican then-President Donald Trump, agreed to stay on the job into the Biden administration to complete a long-running probe into Hunter Biden’s finances.
The news sparked accusations of favorable treatment for the Democratic president's son from former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, who for years have attacked both Bidens.
If his son Hunter Biden has used his father’s position to enrich himself, the US President should not act like a typical Indian politician and prove that US politics is no better than India’s.
The visit by Anthony Blinken has also been put off at a time when the Republicans have raised serious questions about Hunter Biden’s business interest in China and demanded the President come clean on it
In late 2020, in the final weeks of the presidential campaign, Twitter decided to restrict a New York Post article containing unverified claims about Hunter Biden’s activities in Ukraine.
Elon Musk has, through independent journalist Matt Taibbi, released internal documents that seem to show that Twitter, after being requested by Joe Biden’s campaign managers, broke its own norms to scrub out all references to Hunter Biden’s shenanigans that could have implicated his father.
Elon Musk mocked Hunter Biden with a meme after a leaked video showed the US president’s son taking drugs and speaking with a prostitute.