CNN reports:
Hunter Biden has been charged in connection with a long-running Justice Department investigation into his taxes – the second criminal case that special counsel David Weiss has brought against President Joe Biden’s son.
The charges span nine counts, including failure to file and pay taxes; evasion of assessment; and false or fraudulent tax return. According to the special counsel’s team, Hunter Biden “engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million” in taxes that he owed from 2016 through 2019.
Hunter Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that “based on the facts and the law, if Hunter’s last name was anything other than Biden, the charges in Delaware, and now California, would not have been brought.”
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I don’t see how Hunter Biden can agree to submit to a deposition for Comer next week when he has just been hit with 9 new charges. Now he will be forced to plead the 5th. Bummer.
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) December 8, 2023
Comer not satisfied with Hunter Biden charges and says Weiss needs to probe president
“Unless US Attorney Weiss investigates everyone involved in the Bidens’ fraud schemes and influence peddling, it will be clear President Biden’s DOJ is protecting Hunter Biden and the big guy”— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 8, 2023
Breaking News: Hunter Biden was charged by the special counsel investigating him on nine counts stemming from his failure to pay federal taxes on time on millions in income from foreign businesses. It’s the second indictment against the president’s son. https://t.co/Ojz0yS2OKD
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 8, 2023