Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges

Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday on charges relating to concealing drug use when buying a weapon, kicking off a battle to beat an indictment from the Justice Department as House Republicans zero in on an impeachment of his father, seeking to tie both Bidens to wrongdoing.

Biden’s court appearance in Delaware, after a judge denied his request to appear by video conference, comes after an initial plea deal in the matter fell apart.

The most serious charges carry up to 10 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.

It’s a sharp turnaround from a scrapped plea deal that would have had Biden entering a diversion program on the matter and comes as prosecutors mull whether to file charges on the tax crimes also initially covered by the deal.

Biden’s arraignment comes the same day that Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for D.C., is slated to do a transcribed interview with the House Judiciary Committee, one of the three panels involved in the probe into the Biden family.

Whistleblowers alleged Graves resisted partnering to bring charges against Biden in Washington.

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