Attorneys warn marijuana users in Washington might be breaking the same law Hunter Biden is accused of breaking involving gun ownership.
filed in federal court in Delaware by a special counsel overseeing the case. Hunter Biden allegedly lied on the form required for every gun purchase when he bought a .38-caliber Colt Cobra Special at a Wilmington, Delaware, gun shop.
Talmadge says, in the eyes of federal prosecutors, there’s not much difference between lying about cocaine and lying about marijuana. “From the standpoint of federal law, it doesn’t make any difference,” he says. Hunter Biden’s defense attorney argues he didn’t violate the law and remains protected by an immunity provision that was part of his original plea deal. The charges, as The Associated Press notes, are rarely filed as stand-alone counts and a federal appeals court recently found the measure he was charged under unconstitutional.
The counts are punishable by up to 25 years in prison if convicted, though “actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum sentence,” a U.S. Justice Department statement from lead prosecutor, Trump-appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss said.Lindquist says he’s surprised these are the only charges Biden faces. “On the rare occasions we see charges like this, they’re always secondary to something major.