Hunter Biden

GOP lawmakers began publicly fuming shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he was pardoning his son Hunter Biden.

Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

A computer repairman at the center of a controversy over Hunter Biden’s laptop has lost his defamation case against news outlets, the president’s son and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

Hunter Biden’s sudden guilty plea Thursday to tax charges was preceded by vigorous objections from prosecutors when his lawyer said he was willing to give up a trial and enter what’s known as an Alford plea.

The surprise guilty plea comes as jury selection was set to begin in the trial of the president’s son in downtown Los Angeles. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 5, 2024.

After Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to federal tax-evasion charges, Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor, explained the strategy behind the decision. This segment was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 5, 2024. 

In a surprise move, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday.

The president’s son was indicted in December on three felony and six misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes over several years.

Jury selection is set to begin in Hunter Biden’s federal tax trial just months after the president’s son was convicted of gun charges in a separate case.

The details about Biden’s involvement with the Romanian businessman came in a filing from prosecutors urging the court to deny a request from Hunter Biden to omit some evidence.

Under an order signed by a judge on Friday, the president’s son could face up to 25 years in prison at sentencing set for Nov. 13, but as a first-time offender he is likely to get far less time or avoid prison entirely.

Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty in June of lying about his drug use in 2018 on a federal form to buy a firearm that he had for about 11 days

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals said in a brief order Tuesday the suspension was effective “immediately.”

President Joe Biden says he will not use his presidential powers to lessen the eventual sentence that his son Hunter will receive for his federal felony conviction on gun crimes.

It took three hours for 12 jurors to unanimously find Hunter Biden guilty of three felony counts for lying about his drug use on a federal background check in order to buy a gun. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on June 11, 2024. 

Hunter Biden’s legal woes are not over after his conviction on three felony firearms charges in a trial that put a spotlight on his drug-fueled past. Here’s a look at what’s next for him.

A Delaware jury found Hunter Biden guilty on all three charges tied to the possession of a gun while using narcotics, making him the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a felony. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11,2024.

Investigator David Weiss made a statement on Tuesday after a Delaware jury found the president’s son guilty on three felony gun charges.

A Delaware jury found Hunter Biden guilty on three felony gun charges.

Jurors found Hunter Biden guilty of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days