A brief history of presidential family members who were politically burdensome

Scandal and crime have plagued the country Political scenario This policy, in place for generations in the United States, has sometimes caused headaches for presidents whose own family members have proven to be political liabilities.

From gun crimes to arrests for drunk driving to investigations into alleged influence peddling, several former presidents have had to grapple with these. Legal Drama Around some of your close family members.

Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts in gun trial

From gun crimes, to arrests for drunk driving, and investigations into alleged money laundering, several former presidents have been embroiled in legal disputes involving some of their closest family members. (Getty Images)

Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden

Hunter Biden, son of President BidenOn Tuesday, he was found guilty on all charges in a historic criminal case relating to the purchase of a firearm in 2018.

Although he pleaded not guilty in the case, Hunter Biden He was convicted of making a false statement to purchase a gun, making a false statement relating to information required to be maintained by a federally licensed gun dealer, and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.

Hunter Biden’s trial lasted about six and a half days and included emotional testimony from his family members, including daughter Naomi Biden, ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and sister-in-law turned girlfriend. Hailey Biden.

Prosecutors worked to prove that Hunter Biden lied on a federal firearms form, known as ATF Form 4473, in October 2018 when he ticked a box labeled “no” when asked if he was an illegal user of a firearm or addicted to controlled substances. Hunter Biden bought the gun from a store called Starquest Shooters & Survival Supply in Wilmington.

President Biden has said he will not pardon his son.

Hunter Biden Return to Court He was summoned to appear in California on September 5 for a tax-related trial.

Special counsel David Weiss has charged Hunter Biden with three felonies and six misdemeanors, including $1.4 million in unpaid taxes. Weiss alleged a “four-year scheme” in which the president’s son failed to pay his federal income taxes from January 2017 to October 2020 and also filed false tax reports.

Then-Vice President-elect Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., stands with his son Hunter during a reenactment of the Senate oath-taking ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington in January 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Roger Clinton, half-brother of former President Bill Clinton

Roger Clinton, the former president’s younger half-brother President Bill ClintonIt has a history of making news headlines.

Prior to the 2016 Democratic National Convention, where Hillary Clinton was declared the party’s nominee for president, Roger Clinton was arrested In June 2016, he was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in California. He was sentenced to three years of probation and two days in jail.

Earlier, Roger Clinton was arrested in 2001 for drunk driving. Disorderly Conduct in California,

Roger Clinton was also arrested in the 1980s when his brother was governor of Arkansas and he sold cocaine to an undercover officer. The conversation was caught on camera and he eventually pleaded guilty in that case, but he spent a year in prison after being convicted in 1985.

However, this crime, along with many others, was erased from Roger Clinton’s criminal record when President Clinton pardoned him and several others on January 20, 2001, the last day of his term in office.

Through an investigation by congressional Republicans, The Washington Post reported in 2016 that “it was revealed that Roger had given Bill a list of people he believed should be pardoned, but he was not paid for making those recommendations (none of which were accepted).”

The outlet wrote, “The investigation revealed that Hillary Clinton’s brother Hugh received $400,000 to lobby the president for certain pardons — money he eventually returned.”

Then-Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton and his half-brother Roger, with a group of supporters, on July 16, 1992. (Ron Sachs/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Billy Carter, brother of former President Jimmy Carter

East President Jimmy Carter He also had a brother, who caused political headaches for him during his tenure in the White House.

The scandal involving President Carter’s younger brother Billy Carter, a federal investigation known as “Billygate”, increasingly captured the national attention in the late 1970s.

Billy Carter traveled to Libya in 1978 and 1979 and later registered as a foreign agent of the Libyan government and took out what he said was a loan of $220,000. Libya was led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi had blocked him from selling arms.

Alleged influence selling was investigated. A Senate subcommittee was formed called “Investigating the Activities of Persons Representing the Interests of Foreign Governments (Billy Carter-Libya Investigation).”

Ultimately the committee found no evidence that Billy Carter, who died of cancer In 1988, the committee’s report stated, however, that President Carter had been negligent in not distancing himself from his brother’s activities before the 1980 presidential election.

Then-President Jimmy Carter with his brother Billy Carter during a softball game in Plains, Georgia, on August 24, 1977. (UPI/Bettman Archive/Getty Images)

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Neil Bush, the son of former President George H.W.

Neil Bush is the former president’s fourth child. President George H.W. BushHe was investigated for the failure of the Silverado Banking, Savings and Loan Association, of which he was a director from 1985 to 1988.

American Thrift Supervision Office Investigated the failure and in April 1991 said that Neil Bush had engaged in a conflict of interest.

Timothy Ryan, director of the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), said at the time that Neil Bush had “engaged in unsafe or improper behavior and violated his fiduciary duties, creating multiple conflicts of interest.”

A formal complaint against Neil Bush alleged that he put the institution at risk by voting to grant a loan to one of his business partners and by failing to disclose his relationship with at least one other borrower.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) sues Neil Bush and 12 other former directors Denver-based Silverado was purchased in 1990 for $200 million, with the FDIC alleging that the company collapsed due to “gross negligence.” The FDIC alleged that the directors and Neil Bush “repeatedly breached their duties” to the institution and depositors.

Bush eventually settled the suit out of court for $50,000.

Former President George H. W. Bush (L) with his wife, Barbara Bush, sits in the front row along with his son Neil Bush and his wife, Maria Bush, at Fashion Houston 2010 on October 12, 2010 in Houston, Texas. (Bob Levey/WireImage)

Fox News’ Emma Colton contributed to this report.