By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 1 hour ago, Updated 44 minutes ago
Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden in June 2023. ANNA MONEYMAKER/Getty Images via AFP
The son of the US Democratic President, Hunter Biden, is accused of tax evasion by the courts and questionable foreign affairs by the Republican opposition.
The US Attorney General announced on Friday that he was appointing a special prosecutor to investigate President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, who is accused of tax evasion by justice and questionable business with foreign countries by the Republican opposition. The news comes as her father is campaigning for a second term.
David Weiss, a federal prosecutor, was already investigating “allegations of criminal conduct by, among others, Robert Hunter Biden“said Merrick Garland during a short speech. The minister said that David Weiss had informed him on Tuesday that he believed that he had reached a stage in his investigation requiring that he be appointed special prosecutor. “He asked to be named. After reviewing his request, as well as the extraordinary circumstances surrounding this matter, I have concluded that it is in the public interest to appoint him as a special prosecutor.“continued Merrick Garland. The minister did not provide further details.
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Accused of tax evasion
Hunter Biden, 53, is accused of tax evasion and acquiring a firearm while a drug addict. He has been targeted for years by his father’s predecessor, Donald Trump, and Republicans, who accuse him of corruption and say the Justice Department is trying at all costs to avoid jail time for the son. of the current president.
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