Federal prosecutors plan to seek a grand jury indictment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter by Sept. 29, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The prosecution said that it would violate the Speedy Trial Act by waiting any longer than that.
“The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by a grand jury by Friday, September 29, 2023, at the earliest,” Special Counsel David Weiss told the judge Wednesday, in a court filing available online.
“The Government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date.”
Weiss was named special counsel by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland after heavy criticism caused a sweetheart deal between prosecutors and Hunter’s lawyers to fall apart.
Prosecutors have filed the notice as part of a gun possession case against Hunter Biden. The prosecution has accused the president’s son of possessing a firearm while using drugs, but have yet to name the exact charges.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers argued that prosecutors are barred from filing additional charges under an agreement the two sides previously reached in the gun case. It contains an immunity clause against federal prosecutions for some other potential crimes. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell said Hunter Biden has kept to the terms of the deal, including regular visits by the probation office.
“We expect a fair resolution of the sprawling, 5-year investigation into Mr. Biden that was based on the evidence and the law, not outside political pressure, and we’ll do what is necessary on behalf of Mr. Biden to achieve that,” Hunter’s lawyer said in a statement.
The gun agreement died along with the rest of the sweetplea deal after scrutiny by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika. The deal called for Hunter Biden to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. Noreika raised questions about the legality of the deal and her role in the proceedings.
It’s just the beginning of the Biden families legal woes.
Federal prosecutors are also investigating Hunter Biden for his business dealings. In June, Hunter Biden was charged with two misdemeanor counts of failure to pay more than $100,000 in taxes from over $1.5 million in income in both 2017 and 2018. They dismissed the tax charges last month, but they might file new charges after the potential indictment later this month.
Regarding the business dealings, House Republicans are preparing for a likely impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden.
While serving as vice president, Biden often had dinner with Hunter Biden’s clients or said hello to them on calls, and he used multiple aliases to mask his conversations with his troubled son.
Now, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is floating an impeachment inquiry intended to uncover more information. For example, some House Republicans want to see the president’s personal bank statements and credit card bills.
“If you look at all the information we have been able to gather so far, it is a natural step forward that you would have to go to an impeachment inquiry,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told Fox News recently.
The White House Counsel’s office referred questions to Hunter Biden’s personal attorneys.
The Horn editorial team and the Associated Press contributed to this article.