Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, indicted on federal gun charges

Federal Firearm Trial Against Hunter Biden Opens in Delaware

Federal Firearm Trial , Against Hunter Biden , Opens in Delaware. On June 4, lawyers are scheduled to make their opening statements in the federal gun case against Hunter Biden. . Associated Press reports that the son of President Joe Biden is charged with three felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase. . Associated Press reports that the son of President Joe Biden is charged with three felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase. . The younger Biden has been accused of making false statements to a federally licensed gun dealer, including that he was not a drug user. AP notes that by Hunter's own admission, he was addicted to crack at the time following the 2015 death of his brother from cancer, which he detailed in his memoir. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, however, first-time offenders seldom receive anywhere close to the maximum sentence. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, however, first-time offenders seldom receive anywhere close to the maximum sentence. Opening statements come after a deal with prosecutors collapsed, which would have avoided a high-profile trial ahead of the 2024 election. Opening statements come after a deal with prosecutors collapsed, which would have avoided a high-profile trial ahead of the 2024 election. Hunter has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and claims that he has been unfairly targeted by the Justice Department. Hunter has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and claims that he has been unfairly targeted by the Justice Department. The trial comes just days after former president Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felony charges in New York City. . AP points out that the proximity of the two unrelated cases underline how the legal system has taken center stage in the build up to the 2024 election. AP points out that the proximity of the two unrelated cases underline how the legal system has taken center stage in the build up to the 2024 election. Hunter is also facing a California trial in September, stemming from charges of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes

UN Nuclear Watchdog Clashes With Iran for Failing to Cooperate With Inspectors

UN Nuclear Watchdog , Clashes With Iran for Failing , to Cooperate With Inspectors. 'The Guardian' reports that the West may be teetering on the edge of a renewed confrontation with Tehran over Iran's nuclear program. The news comes after the United Nations' nuclear watchdog voted to censure Iran for repeatedly failing to cooperate with U.N. inspectors. . The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) vote came after the United States dropped its objection to the censure, joining European nations. EU nations had urged the Biden administration to alter its stance on the matter, claiming that the integrity of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty was in jeopardy. . The U.S. has since called for a long-term strategy to be developed to deal with Iran's nuclear program, stressing that the terms of the original 2015 deal expire next year. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) originally saw Western economic sanctions lifted in exchange for strong controls over Iran's nuclear program. However, 'The Guardian' reports that Tehran has since gradually restricted access for U.N. inspectors, while also vastly boosting its stock of enriched uranium. . However, 'The Guardian' reports that Tehran has since gradually restricted access for U.N. inspectors, while also vastly boosting its stock of enriched uranium. . Iran now possesses 30 times the JCPoA limit of enriched uranium and its stockpile of high enriched uranium up to 60% has continued to grow significantly, U.K., France and Germany joint statement to the IAEA, via 'The Guardian'. Iran now has the approximate amount of nuclear material from which the possibility of manufacturing a nuclear explosive device cannot be excluded, U.K., France and Germany joint statement to the IAEA, via 'The Guardian'

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