Hunter Biden

**Robert Hunter Biden** (born February 4, 1970) is an American lawyer and businessman. He is the son of former U.S. president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden.

## Trump–Ukraine scandal

President Donald Trump tried to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden and Hunter Biden by ending foreign aid to Ukraine. This caused an impeachment inquiry in September 2019, in which the President was impeached, but Senate voted not to remove from office.

Biden was a member of the board of directors of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, from 2014 to 2019. Biden was on the board of Burisma Holdings from 2014 to 2019. He was an officer in the United States Navy Reserve for less than a year in 2013‒14. He was kicked out of the military after failing a drug test during his first weekend of duty.

## Court cases in 2024

In December 2024, president Joe Biden gave a pardon Hunter Biden; According to media, "In this case, the president's ... pardon covers any [federal crimes or] potential federal crimes the younger Biden may have [... done] during a period of more than 10 years from January 2014 to December 2024".

### Gun trial

"Biden [was] scheduled to be sentenced in the gun case in November" 2024, according to media; However, the judge "will likely cancel the sentencing" hearing, according to media. Earlier (and in 2023), Biden admitted to "illegally owning a gun while a drug user", because he knowingly denied drug use when applying for a permit to buy a gun.

A "former employee of the ... gun store that sold Hunter the gun", gave testimony in court about a (document or) form, that the prosecution is using as evidence: "That form is wrong"; The employee claims that the form is missing information [that was on the form that the employee had used]. Biden "will face three criminal counts for allegedly buying a gun while in the throes or [influence] of addiction to crack cocaine", according to media. In September 2023, Biden was indicted by a special council in Delaware on three federal firearms-related charges.

On June 11, 2024, Biden was found guilty on three felony charges for federal gun violations. The conviction made the 54-year old, the first child of a sitting U.S. president to be convicted in a criminal trial.

### Taxes

In September 2024, Biden told the federal court system, that he was guilty of the charges in the case about tax evasion; There will be no trial (in the tax case); Biden [was] scheduled to be sentenced in December; However, the judge "will likely cancel the sentencing" hearing, according to media. Earlier on July 26, 2023, Biden pled not guilty to tax charges for filing two years of his tax returns late. Biden pled guilty on June 20, 2023, but changed his mind.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Hunter Biden
- **image**: Hunter Biden September 30, 2014.jpg
- **office**: Vice Chairman of the Amtrak, National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- **president**: George W. Bush
Barack Obama
- **term start**: July 26, 2006
- **term end**: January 29, 2009
- **successor**: Donna McLean
- **birth name**: Robert Hunter Biden
- **birth place**: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**:

- **partner**: Hallie Olivere (2016–18)
- **children**: 5
- **parents**: * Joe Biden
* Neilia Hunter Biden
- **education**: Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
Yale University (Juris Doctor, JD)
- **serviceyears**: 2013–14
- **rank**:  Ensign
- **unit**: United States Navy Reserve
- **relatives**: Family of Joe Biden, Biden family