Biden's son Hunter to plead not guilty to gun charges

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: United States President Joe Biden's younger son Hunter will plead not guilty to charges of illegally buying a gun when he was using drugs, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Hunter, 53, was charged last week with two counts of making false statements when claiming on forms required for a 2018 gun purchase that he was not using drugs illegally at the time.United States President Joe Biden waves as his younger son Hunter Biden looks at him after attending Mass at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Johns Island, South Carolina on Aug. 13, 2022.

'Hunter is also facing a third charge, based on the same statements, that he illegally possessed the gun for 11 days in October 2018.If convicted on all three felony charges, he could face 25 years in prison, though in practice the offenses are seldom punished by any jail time.

 

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