The Hunter Biden story is far from over

The legal cloud hanging over of Hunter Biden, the president’s son, may be lifting, but the political cloud resulting from his awkward business arrangements and frequently troubled life are not going anywhere.

Biden has agreed to plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors after years of “willful failure” to pay federal income tax. He is also working with prosecutors to avoid trial for violation of federal law after his purchase of a handgun at a time when he was addicted to drugs. The firearm was later thrown into a dumpster by his then-girlfriend, who is also his brother’s widow.

“It is my understanding that the five-year investigation into Hunter is resolved,” his lawyer Christopher Clark said in a statement after the filing of court documents related to the agreements.