- Hunter, 53, pleaded not guilty in a Delaware court on Tuesday to three felony charges related to him lying about his drug use when purchasing a gun in 2018
- It is the first-ever criminal prosecution of a sitting U.S. President’s child
- Hearing follows the unraveling of a plea deal in July that would see Hunter avoid punishment on the felony charge of lying on a form to buy a firearm
Hunter Biden, 53, was all smiles when departing a Delaware courthouse on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to lying about his continued crack cocaine use when buying a handgun in 2018.
The appearance and guilty plea comes after what Republicans called a ‘sweetheart’ plea deal – that would have seen Joe Biden‘s son avoid jail time – collapsed this summer.
The case is the first-ever criminal prosecution of a sitting U.S. president’s child and looks set to overshadow Biden’s run for re-election.