The informant’s story was part of a series of explosive and unsubstantiated claims by Republicans that the Bidens engaged in potentially criminal activity.
A judge set a tentative trial date for June 20, raising the possibility that Mr. Biden could be on trial twice in the thick of the 2024 presidential campaign.
The charges against the president’s son may add momentum to the investigation just as House Republicans are holding a vote to formally authorize it, but they do nothing to implicate President Biden.
David C. Weiss plans to tell a House committee that he did not negotiate a sweetheart deal for the president’s son, and that he has always had full authority over the investigation.