{"id":541490,"date":"2021-05-26T13:35:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=541490"},"modified":"2021-05-26T13:35:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:35:26","slug":"tom-cotton-presses-bidens-atf-nominee-over-prosecuting-hunter-for-lying-on-background-check-to-purchase-firearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-cotton-presses-bidens-atf-nominee-over-prosecuting-hunter-for-lying-on-background-check-to-purchase-firearm\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Cotton Presses Biden\u2019s ATF Nominee Over Prosecuting Hunter For Lying On Background Check To Purchase Firearm"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftom-cotton-presses-bidens-atf-nominee-over-prosecuting-hunter-for-lying-on-background-check-to-purchase-firearm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=541490&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot_Daily-Caller_David-Chipman_CSPAN-e1622048294859.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"37.995100707676\">\n<p>Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton pressed President Joe Biden\u2019s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) nominee David Chipman about investigating Hunter Biden \u2014 if confirmed \u2014 for reportedly falsifying information during a background check in order to illegally obtain a gun.<\/p>\n<p>During a Wednesday hearing, Cotton asked Chipman to publicly commit to investigating Hunter Biden, referencing a Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/26\/secret-service-hunter-biden-gun-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>&nbsp;that said Biden answered \u201cno\u201d to the question about drug use on the Firearms Transaction Record for a gun in October of 2018.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould Hunter Biden be prosecuted for breaking this law?,\u201d Cotton asked Chipman.<\/p>\n<p>Chipman responded by saying: \u201cI will ensure that all violations of law are investigated and referred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just years prior, Biden had been discharged from the Navy Reserve after testing positive for cocaine. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/26\/republicans-atf-director-nominee-david-chipman-investigate-hunter-biden-gun-background-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Call On Biden\u2019s ATF Director Nominee To Investigate Hunter Biden For Potential Felony)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.11320754717\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TomCottonAR<\/a> grills ATF nominee David Chipman about whether he would prosecute President Biden\u2019s son Hunter for lying on a federal firearm background check form:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will ensure that all violations of law are investigated and referred.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4rCWAOM6vj\">pic.twitter.com\/4rCWAOM6vj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1397594079899291651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden also allegedly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/26\/secret-service-hunter-biden-gun-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sent a text message<\/a> on Jan. 29, 2019, saying his former sister-in-law turned girlfriend, Hallie Biden, stole a gun from the trunk of his car and told police and Secret Service that she threw it away due to concerns he might use it to hurt himself, the New York Post reported. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/09\/david-chipman-atf-tucker-carlson-conspiracy-nut-waco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018Unhinged From Reality\u2019: Tucker Carlson Blasts Biden\u2019s ATF Nominee As \u2018Conspiracy Nut\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"9\">\n<p>Lying on a federal gun background check is a felony that carries up to a 10-year prison sentence as well as a $250,000 fine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Arkansas Sen. 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