Joe Biden’s son faces a federal tax investigation | First Thing

Hunter Biden reveals US attorney's office has launched investigation into his tax affairs, following months of corruption allegations from Trump. Plus, US hospitals at crisis point

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The US attorney's office has launched an investigation into the tax affairs of Hunter Biden, son of the president-elect, Joe Biden. Hunter Biden has long been a target of Donald Trump's, who has regularly pushed unproven claims of corruption, eventually leading to his own impeachment. Yesterday, the president tweeted a quote which said 10% of voters would have changed their vote if they knew about Hunter Biden", while the younger Biden said he was confident" a review would prove he had handled his tax affairs legally and appropriately".