Justice Department Special Counsel David Weiss’ office plans to indict Hunter Biden on a gun possession charge later this month, prosecutors said in a court filing Wednesday, after a deal the president’s son negotiated with the federal government that would have allowed him to avoid a felony gun charge unraveled in court in July.
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Weiss’ office said the DOJ will seek an indictment from a grand jury against Biden before September 29, the deadline set by the Speedy Trial Act for bringing charges in the case.
It’s unclear what charges Biden could face, but the now-defunct agreement with Weiss’ office would have required him to enter a diversion program to avoid a felony charge for purchasing a gun in 2018 while he was an admitted drug user.
The agreement, which also would have required him to plead guilty to two federal counts for underpaying his taxes, was called off in July over a disagreement about immunity from future prosecution.
This is a developing story and will be updated.