On Thursday afternoon, a federal grand jury in Delaware indicted Joe Biden’s crackhead son Hunter Biden on three felony charges of lying on a gun background check form. Despite trying their hardest to ignore each new development in the rolling crime spree known as Hunter Biden, all three networks were forced to cover this massive news. In fact, they each lead with the story.
“The President’s son Hunter Biden indicted. Three felony gun charges,” ABC’s World News Tonight anchor David Muir somberly reported the news to his audience. “Accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in 2018. And then illegally possessing that weapon for 11 days,” Muir added.
“It comes just weeks after the collapse of a plea deal Hunter Biden made with the same prosecutor who was then appointed Special Counsel by the Attorney General,” he bitterly reported as if the fact that the plea deal collapsed meant Hunter should simply be allowed to walk free.
Over on CBS Evening News, anchor Norah O’Donnell fretted that Hunter “could face up to 25 years in prison if he’s found guilty of the felony counts, all stemming from his purchase of a firearm at a time when he was using drugs.”
“Special Counsel David Weiss alleges Biden lied about his addiction on paperwork and illegally obtained a gun,” she added.
Meanwhile, on NBC Nightly News, anchor Lester Holt whined that the indictment of Hunter will give Republicans “wide avenues of political attack for Republicans who have been investigating Hunter Biden and the legality of some of his business dealings.”
Did Holt ever complain that the numerous indictments against former President Donald Trump by Soros-backed Democrat prosecutors and rigged juries would give Democrats ammo to attack Republicans?
This coverage from the three broadcast networks was made possible by Progressive on ABC, Allstate on CBS, and Liberty Mutual on NBC.
The transcripts are below:
ABC’s World News Tonight
9/14/2023
6:32:40 p.m. EasternDAVID MUIR: The President’s son Hunter Biden indicted. Three felony gun charges. Accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in 2018. And then illegally possessing that weapon for 11 days. It comes just weeks after the collapse of a plea deal Hunter Biden made with the same prosecutor who was then appointed Special Counsel by the Attorney General.
CBS Evening News
9/14/2023
6:32:23 p.m. EasternNORAH O’DONNELL: We begin tonight with breaking news. A federal grand jury in Delaware indicting Hunter Biden on three gun charges. The President’s youngest son could face up to 25 years in prison if he’s found guilty of the felony counts, all stemming from his purchase of a firearm at a time when he was using drugs. Special Counsel David Weiss alleges Biden lied about his addiction on paperwork and illegally obtained a gun. Per the ATF, it is against the law for a user of certain controlled substances, including cocaine, to possess a firearm. Today’s news comes less than two months after a plea agreement between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors fell apart after the judge refused to sign off on it.
NBC Nightly News
9/14/2023
6:31:50 p.m. EasternLESTER HOLT: President Biden’s son, Hunter, was indicted on federal gun charges today just months after a plea agreement that would have kept him out of prison unraveled under a judge’s scrutiny. Instead tonight the younger Biden facing three counts related to lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm, charges that do carry the possibility of prison time. And Biden still facing possible indictment on tax-related charges. With the statute of limitations looming on the gun charges, Special Counsel David Weiss filing the indictment today. The criminal indictment of the son of a sitting President 14 months before the next presidential election opening wide avenues of political attack for Republicans who have been investigating Hunter Biden and the legality of some of his business dealings.