Unlawfully using illegal substances. This is the same gun case for which prosecutors elected not to charge hunter biden as part of a now defunct plea deal several weeks ago. Bidens attorney still contends that agreement is binding. We have complete coverage tonight. We begin, though, with Correspondent David Spunt at the Justice Department with the latest. Good evening, david. Bret, good evening to you. After week intense pressure. Special counsel david weiss gave the green light to go ahead on charges and ultimately a grand jury approved charges against the son of the sitting president of the United States. Tonight, hunter biden facing two false statement counts, which are felonies, also a third count of possessing and owning a gun, another felony. According to the special counsels office, back in 2018, hunter biden lied on a federal form to purchase a gun in delaware when he said that he was not addicted to any Stimulant Narcotic Drug and any other controlled substance when, in fact,
Up to 25 years in the slammer, and prosecutors hint there could be more charges on the way. Its a real head scratcher if you take joes word that his son has done nothing wrong. First of all, my sons done nothing wrong. I trust him, i have faith in him, and impacts my presidency by making me feel proud about him. This thing about a gun, i didnt know anything about it. I love my son, hes on the straight and narrow and has been for a couple years now, and im so proud of him. Greg democrats are relieve that had hunters gun charges dont have anything to do with joe biden, yet. Syst we shouldnt take delighn other peoples misfortune but we have to have a rule of law and when people commit crimes, the consequences follow. The Justice Department charges have nothing to do with the president. Hunter biden is a private citizen and not the president of the United States. It sounds like a prosecutor appointed by donald trump kept by joe biden to investigate his own son has found that theres no wron