Hunter Biden is accused in an indictment filed Thursday in federal court in Delaware by the special prosecutor overseeing the case of lying about his drug use when he purchased a gun in 2018. He faces up to 25 years in prison. The charges, coming weeks after a plea deal collapsed, are the latest twist in a long-running investigation into the president’s son that could lead to a high-profile trial ahead of a possible “rematch” between Biden Sr. and Trump. in 2024. presidential elections.
Trump also criticized the Justice Department and Democrats for what he called a “horrible, grossly unfair and largely illegal witch hunt,” citing federal charges against him related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. United States and its handling of classified documents. after leaving the White House.
Trump was not the only Republican presidential candidate to respond to the high-profile events surrounding Hunter Biden. Billionaire biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said on his social media account that “today’s accusation against Hunter Biden is a smokescreen.” “Don’t fall for this. This is a fig leaf designed to distract from the real problem: the Biden family is selling out American foreign policy for their family’s private financial gain,” Ramaswamy said.
