Biden also faced federal charges in California related to his failure to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes. In September 2024, he agreed to plead guilty to a combination of misdemeanor and felony tax charges shortly before jury selection was set to begin.
Former President Joe Biden issued a broad pardon for his son in December 2024, covering conduct over an 11-year period.
Following the pardon, U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika formally closed the Delaware gun case, though the conviction itself was not vacated.
The California tax case was also dismissed after the pardon was received, despite objections from prosecutors, who argued that the pardon should not erase the cases as though they had never occurred.
In Washington, D.C., Hunter Biden voluntarily surrendered his law license in April in light of his criminal record.
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