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From Fox News: Former first son and convicted felon Hunter Biden agreed to be disbarred from practicing law in Washington, D.C., court records show.
Biden filed an affidavit under seal on Tuesday acknowledging his “consent to disbarment,” D.C. Court of Appeals records show. He was “suspended immediately from the practice of law” in Washington, D.C., in June 2024 following his felony conviction in a Delaware federal court.
Biden will officially be disbarred if the D.C. Court of Appeals accepts a disciplinary agency’s recommendation — and his own consent — for disbarment, according to the New York Post.
The former first son’s Washington, D.C., bar member standing currently reads that he is under “Temp Disciplinary Suspension,” Fox News Digital found on Wednesday morning. Biden has been licensed to practice law in the nation’s capital since 2007.
Hunter Biden, who has a long history of drug addiction, was found guilty in June 2024 of lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018.
Also last year, Hunter faced another trial over his failure to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes.
However, in December, toward the end of his term in the Oval Office, Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for Hunter, for any offenses he “has committed or may have committed” from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024.
DEVELOPING: While Hunter Biden has agreed to give up his law license in DC, he still retains his license in Connecticut, though it’s under “administrative suspension for failure to pay fee.” Reciprocal discipline cd be imposed by the State of Conn. Judicial Branch…developing…
— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) April 2, 2025
NEW: Hunter Biden agreed to voluntary disbarment, giving up his law license in D.C. rather than fight a potentially protracted battle stemming from his criminal convictions.https://t.co/VZn5G27lhp pic.twitter.com/Pe42XJ2At2
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 2, 2025
Hunter Biden agrees to be stripped of license to practice law in DC: court records https://t.co/e8Aaz2wxOX
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) April 2, 2025
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