It has been a real tumultuous road for Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, to say the least.
After failed attempts at resolving the case pretrial, including a proposed plea agreement and a pretrial diversion agreement, both of which were ultimately withdrawn, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware is now expecting an indictment against Hunter by September 29th.
This could have major implications for Joe Biden’s 2024 presidential race if it proceeds.
On June 20th of this year, Hunter was initially charged with violations related to firearms and two violations related to taxes.
The charges originally came after the IRS whistleblowers had evidence that he may have committed tax fraud from 2014-2019 as well as illegal drug use and firearm possession.
Both the prosecution and defense teams were told in no uncertain terms that Judge Maryellen Noreika could neither accept nor deny Hunter Biden’s guilty plea due to ambiguities in the case.
Ultimately she rejected what many saw as a ‘sweetheart’ plea deal leading him to plead not guilty in late July.
Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Special Counsel David C. Weiss on August 12th to oversee investigations into these allegations involving Joe Biden’s potential role in his son’s business dealings.
However, Weiss was found not having total authority over this investigation as he had previously led Congress to believe.
It has also been alleged that Weiss hid damning evidence from investigators and actively prevented its probe from exploring these issues any further than necessary.
Despite all this Weiss announced intentions last month for an indictment against Hunter by September 29th – setting up what promises to be a high stakes legal battle between both parties involved.
While it remains unclear how far reaching this indictment will be upon Joe Biden’s presidential campaign come 2024, one thing is certain – should it proceed, it would certainly spell further trouble for the already embattled administration surrounding their ongoing saga with Hunter’s legal matters.
