Hunter Biden, son of the president of the United States, Joe Biden, intends to plead not guilty to the three charges he faces for lying and guaranteeing that he did not use drugs when he bought a gun.
Abbe Lowell, one of Hunter Biden’s lawyers, revealed his client’s intention in a document presented this Tuesday to Judge Christopher Burke in federal court in Delaware, where the case is taking place.
If he pleads not guilty, the case could go to trial, which means that the process would coincide with the campaign for the 2024 presidential elections, in which Joe Biden is running for re-election.
This Tuesday, Republicans in the United States House of Representatives scheduled the first hearing of the impeachment investigation against President Joe Biden for September 28.
The hearing is expected to focus on “constitutional and legal issues” surrounding allegations of Biden’s involvement in his son Hunter’s business dealings outside the United States, according to a spokesman for the House oversight committee. ).
Republicans, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, have argued in recent weeks that Biden’s actions since he was vice president show a “culture of corruption” and that his son used the “Biden brand” to promote deals. commercial with foreign clients.
The spokesperson also said that Republican Congressman James Comer, chairman of the oversight committee leading the impeachment inquiry, plans to issue subpoenas for the personal and business banking records of Hunter Biden and the president’s brother, James Biden, “as soon as possible.” week”.
The White House called these efforts by House Republicans, as the 2024 presidential election approaches, “extremist politics at its worst.”
Source: TSF
