Hunter Biden indicted on three counts of illegally possessing a firearm while addicted to drugs

First son Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday by special counsel David Weiss on three counts of illegally possessing a firearm while addicted to drugs.

The charges, which carry up to 10 years in prison, are the first to be filed by Weiss against the 53-year-old in his special counsel role and the first since a plea deal with Hunter’s attorneys collapsed publicly during a July court hearing.

The new charges were filed two days after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced an impeachment inquiry into President Biden’s involvement in his family’s overseas business dealings, which centered on Hunter and first brother James Biden.