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Hunter Biden Charged with Nine Criminal Counts

December 7, 2023 at 10:45 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A federal grand jury in California has indicted Hunter Biden on nine charges, including three felonies, for failing to pay his taxes, understating his income and exaggerating his expenses on tax returns between 2016 and 2019,” Politico reports.

“With separate criminal charges against him pending in Delaware for illegally possessing a gun, the president’s son could face two criminal trials next year as his father runs for reelection against Donald Trump, who himself is facing four criminal cases.”

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