A grand jury delivered an indictment Thursday against President Joe Biden's son Hunter over allegations he unlawfully owned a gun while addicted to drugs.
The indictment, brought by special counsel David Weiss, included three charges against Hunter Biden related to gun possession.
Weiss initially planned to strike a plea deal with Hunter Biden over three charges, the gun charge and two misdemeanor tax charges, but the deal fell apart in July when a federal judge raised questions at a plea hearing about how the deal would affect prosecutors' ability to bring future charges against the younger Biden.
The judge's questions at the plea hearing resulted in Hunter Biden's defense team and Weiss reaching what prosecutors described as an"impasse" over the terms of the agreement, signaling an indictment and possible trial were forthcoming.
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