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Hunter Biden: “I purchased a gun at a time when it could conceivably be…”

Featuring: Hunter Biden, Businessman | National

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I did not pay my taxes on time. And even though I paid them with penalties and interest, it's a crime to do so. I purchased a gun at a time when it could conceivably be argued that I was addicted to a substance and that when I checked the box on that form, in saying that I was not, I committed a crime. I mean, that's why the question's there, to deter people who are. And which, by the way, the question also asks whether you've ever been a user of marijuana and … (27:00–27:17)

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Admits to committing a crime by purchasing a gun while potentially addicted to a substance.

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