President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, faces three federal felony charges related to his purchase of a .38-caliber handgun during the height of his drug addiction in 2018, a court filing released Thursday states.
The counts, brought by Special Counsel David Weiss, allege that Hunter lied about his history of illegal drug use on a background check form while trying to buy a Colt Cobra revolver in October 2018. Another count indicts Hunter for possessing the handgun while he was addicted to and using illicit substances.
Despite his extensive history with narcotics, Hunter marked “no” on the Firearms Transaction Record that asks potential gun buyers if they are an “unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance.”
At the time of the problematic purchase, Hunter had already been discharged from the Navy Reserve for cocaine use and attended alcohol and drug rehab programs in 2003, 2010, and 2014. The infamous Apple laptop that he dropped off for repairs in 2019 showed the younger Biden deep in the world of sex and drugs, with graphic pictures and video of him allegedly smoking crack cocaine from a pipe while engaged in a sex act.
News about Hunter’s reported “false and fictitious” form became public knowledge in 2021 when Politico obtained a copy of his 4473 and transaction receipt. Government officials such as local police, the Secret Service, the FBI, and the ATF likely knew about Hunter’s lie earlier than that because the revolver soon became the
