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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

Hunter Biden

Alexander Smirnov, second from right, leaves a courthouse in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 20, 2024, in Las Vegas (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
May 1, 2025, 6:05 pm
Israeli ex-FBI source who made up Biden bribery story will stay in jail, judge rules
Los Angeles court rejects White House bid to free Alexander Smirnov, whose lies about former US president and his son were central to GOP impeachment effort
By Rio Yamat
Then-US President Joe Biden, right, hugs his son Hunter Biden during the Democratic National Convention Monday, August 19, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
April 12, 2025, 8:16 am
US seeks release of Israeli ex-FBI source who spread lies about Joe and Hunter Biden
Government joins defense to request dual national Alexander Smirnov, 44, be let out of jail as he appeals conviction, after false claims former US president and son took bribes
By Rio Yamat
US President Joe Biden, left, greets his son Hunter Biden after addressing Americans from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid, as first lady Jill Biden watches. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)
December 2, 2024, 6:54 am
Biden pardons his son Hunter, breaking repeated public pledges not to do so
Move comes weeks before sentencing over gun and tax offenses, and after US president vowed to restore norms following Trump’s term; president-elect decries ‘miscarriage of Justice’
By Zeke Miller, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and Colleen Long
US President Joe Biden, left, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son Hunter Biden, heads toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
August 19, 2024, 6:09 pm
GOP launches bid to impeach Biden on unproven claim he abused office to benefit son
Report by 3 powerful Republican-led US House committees, issued as Biden is set to address DNC, lacks smoking gun linking US president’s acts to embattled son Hunter
By AFP
Hunter Biden, center, accompanied by his mother, US First Lady Jill Biden, left, and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, right, walking out of federal court after hearing the verdict, June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
June 11, 2024, 8:38 pm
Hunter Biden found guilty of all 3 felony gun charges in federal trial
US president says he’ll accept verdict after jury convicts his son for lying on gun purchase form about his illegal drug use
By Randall Chase, CLAUDIA LAUER, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Alexander Smirnov, second from right, leaves a courthouse in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 20, 2024, in Las Vegas (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
February 26, 2024, 9:58 am
US-Israeli ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Biden to appear in court
Alexander Smirnov is rearrested after being released with GPS tracking; prosecutors argue his Russian intelligence ties make him flight risk
By AP
Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, center, leaves the courthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP)
February 22, 2024, 6:37 pm
Israeli-US ex-FBI informant accused of making up claims behind Biden impeachment bid
Alexander Smirnov, who lived in Israel for a decade and was said to be in contact with Russian spies, alleges the US president accepted a $5 million bribe from a Ukrainian firm
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden arrives for a court appearance, in Wilmington, Delaware, October 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
October 3, 2023, 6:35 pm
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges after collapsed plea deal
Lawyer for US president’s son says he will file motion to dismiss the case, as 2024 presidential election looms
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CLAUDIA LAUER
File: US President Joe Biden, right, and his son Hunter Biden arrive at Fort McNair, June 25, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
September 28, 2023, 8:40 pm
Republicans launch impeachment inquiry into Biden, claiming ‘mountain of evidence’
Democrats pan lawmakers for trying to prove link between president and son’s business dealings overseas as shutdown looms; Senate Republicans also question logic of move
By Farnoush Amiri, LISA MASCARO and Eric Tucker
File: US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, in Wilmington, Delaware, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
September 15, 2023, 9:06 am
After plea deal collapse, Hunter Biden charged with illegally purchasing gun
Prosecutors accuse the US president’s son of lying on forms to buy firearm when he declared in 2018 that he wasn’t using drugs at the time
By Paul Handley
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, arrives at the Capitol in Washington, DC, September 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
September 12, 2023, 8:03 pm
McCarthy directs opening of Biden impeachment inquiry over son’s business activities
House speaker claims ‘culture of corruption’ around president’s family found by oversight panel, launching historic investigation amid budget talks and on eve of 2024 campaigns
By LISA MASCARO and Farnoush Amiri
File: Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, on the South Lawn of the White House, April 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
August 12, 2023, 12:32 am
US attorney general appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe
Garland names David Weiss, US attorney in Delaware who has been probing financial and business dealings of president’s son, as plea deal talks hit an impasse
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
File: Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, on the South Lawn of the White House, April 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
June 20, 2023, 5:54 pm
Hunter Biden charged with income tax evasion and illegally owning a weapon
Son of US president will plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses and is expected to reach an agreement with prosecutors on the felony firearm charge
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Former US president Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
December 4, 2022, 5:56 pm
Trump calls for scrapping US Constitution, peddling false election fraud claims
Former president rails against big tech and Democratic party after emails released by US journalist show Twitter staff debating whether to allow posts on Hunter Biden laptop story
By Michael Horovitz
In this file photo, President-elect Joe Biden, right, embraces his son Hunter Biden, left, in Wilmington, Delaware, November 7, 2020. (AP/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
December 10, 2020, 6:06 pm
Probe into US President-elect’s son Hunter Biden studies China business dealings
Revelations put renewed spotlight on questions about lawyer’s financial history, which dogged his father’s White House campaign and was frequent target of Trump and allies
By Eric Tucker, MICHAEL BALSAMO and Jonathan Lemire
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