Hunter Biden Indicted on Gun Charges

Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on gun charges related to his purchase of a firearm in 2018, as special counsel David Weiss moved forward with a prosecution set to play out as his father, President Biden, campaigns for re-election.

While expected, the indictment deepens the younger Biden’s legal jeopardy and sets the stage for a politically fraught prosecution that Republicans are likely to seize on in attacking the president on the campaign trail.

It adds another high-profile prosecution to a 2024 election season that is unfolding against the backdrop of politically explosive criminal proceedings, with former President Donald Trump leading in the Republican primary while defending himself against two federal cases and separate charges brought by local prosecutors in Georgia and New York.