(Newsweek) Hunter Biden has to supply his probation office with his income tax returns as part of his bond conditions, court records have shown. He must also sign a waiver to allow their disclosure.
This comes as his father, President Joe Biden, runs for reelection. President Biden won the New Hampshire primary this week as a write-in candidate and faces no serious opposition in seeking the Democratic nomination. On December 5, President Biden told a fundraising event in Massachusetts that he might not have sought reelection had Donald Trump not been running for president.
The condition opens up the prospect of public access to Biden’s tax returns as he battles prosecutors’ claims that he took huge payments from foreign business interests.
Biden pleaded not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanor charges during an arraignment hearing in Los Angeles, California, on January 11. The president’s son is accused of attempting to evade payment of $1.4 million in personal taxes owed from 2016 to 2019.
The Department of Justice announced the indictment on December 8, saying that, instead of paying his taxes, Biden spent huge sums “on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature” including over $70,000 on drug rehabilitation.
The indictment says Hunter Biden “earned handsomely” while serving on the boards of Burisma, a Ukrainian industrial conglomerate, and a Chinese private equity fund.
The indictment states that between 2016 and October 2020, he received more than $7 million in total gross income.
He has now agreed to nine conditions to remain on bond while awaiting trial.
Newsweek sought phone comment from Hunter Biden and email comment from his attorney, Bryan Sullivan, on Wednesday.
Hunter Biden’s Bond Conditions
The only specific condition written into the bond form is that Biden hand over his income tax returns and give an accurate account of his finances ahead of his tax evasion trial.
He has to sign a document to allow the disclosure of his state and federal income tax returns to a probation officer and supply “an accurate financial statement” showing “all assets, income, expenses and liabilities.”
He must also notify them in advance of any travel plans.
Other conditions include no guns or ammunition; staying off alcohol and drugs and “controlled substance analogue” such as heavy medication; undergoing drug and alcohol testing and seeking or maintaining employment.
Specifically, the bond document states that Biden will:
