What to Make of the Hunter Biden Gun Indictment

Hunter’s defense is going to be very awkward for the White House.

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Hunter Biden walks to the motorcade after arriving at Fort McNair after President Joe Biden spent the weekend at Camp David, in Washington, D.C., July 4, 2023.

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Isaid I’d believe it when I see it. Well, now we’ve all seen it: Hunter Biden has been indicted on three felony gun charges. Some initial observations:

First, the point of bringing three charges is strategic. Biden is charged not only with two counts of lying about his status as a user of, and addicted to, illegal narcotics. Prosecutor David Weiss has also included a count of unlawful possession of the firearm for about eleven days in October 2018. This is a response to a claim made by Biden apologists in the media-Democratic complex, namely, that it is exceedingly rare for people to be prosecuted for making false statements in connection with gun purchases.

Andrew C. McCarthy

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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