years, every time a republican president is elected, we have members of the house and senate trying to overthrow that election by objecting to trump electors in various states, making many more objections they made recently regarding. isn't it funny the democrats have been doing that for years, it is never been described as an insurrection or overthrow of the government, but of course, it was under that definition. overthrowing the government because they would be trying to overthrow the results of an election. this wildly broad the chaos out of an electoral system and provide shot voters of their choice that. is not democratic. and i don't care what they think they are doing. what they are doing is denying

democracy. host: perhaps that conversation we can continue down the road. we'll leave it there this morning. james bopp junior is an attorney. and kermit roosevelt is a law school professor at the university of pennsylvania law school. thank you for your or facebook.. a good friday morning to you. this is the front page banner headline of the washington times. hunter biden indicted over gun possession. the probe results in several firearms charges weeks after previous deal. this from the wall street journal delving into those charges. the indictment alleges that hunter biden knowingly lied and said he was not addicted to drugs when he purchased the gun in october 2018 and that he possessed the firearm illegally. he faces a maximum penalty of 25

years in prison but he would likely serve far less than that. the white house has maintained it is not involved in bidens legal matters in the president has never discussed them with the justice department. that from the wall street journal. plenty of reaction on capitol hill. the official filing of these charges being handed out by a grand jury. this is congressman andy bates, republican from arizona, saying the hunter biden indictment is a move to make you think the doj is fair. they are trying to protect him from way more serious charges coming his way. tax charges not yet filed against hunter biden. here is more reaction from capitol hill. rick scott from florida is to mandate real justice in the prosecution of hunter biden, and while these indictments are better than what we saw, i have

a warning for the president. the american people will never forgive you or your corruption if you parted hunter. one more from a republican senator, i hope david weiss does not consider his job done after indicting hunter biden on a charge he already admitted to. an impeachment inquiry is the only way we will get to the truth on hunter biden's influence peddling abroad and how involved the president was. that was yesterday on capitol hill. these impeachment charges, the impeachment inquiry from house republicans earlier this week. this all happened. phone lines, democrats (202) 748-8000, republicans (202) 748-8001, independents (202) 748-8002. this is taught in california. independent. a very early.

good morning. caller: good morning. hunter biden situation i am happy the department of justice is not being biased. no one is above the law. he is basically a crackhead. need to set an example that he needs to be sentenced to 25 years in prison if he is convicted. also, his father needs to be impeached and removed from office. that is my perspective. host: on what you want to see

when it comes to hunter biden, just a couple of blocks is the supreme court of the united states. etched in stone says equal justice under law. you think we have equal justice under law in this country? caller: no. not for most people. it seems like people that are politically powerful or rich continually get away with crimes over and over. that is disgusting and it needs to stop. thank you for the call. host: this is roger in virginia. good morning. caller: good morning. i think this hunter biden thing is a political hit job. donald trump son said why shouldn't i make money on my dad's name? what is wrong with biden doing

the same thing if that is the case? there is no evidence the president did anything wrong. every time we get a democrat president republicans go crazy. they shut down the government. they talk about the high prices, but they do not do nothing about it. they sit back and they blame the democrats. host: watch the language as we try to have a conversation. this is cindy in norwalk, connecticut. caller: good morning. i guess it is ok -- my compassionate side feel sorry for the guy. had a drug problem. it is sad what is going on.

i feel like joe biden, his kid had a drug problem but he is putting re psse on the kid by doing these deals that we suspt happened. the biden syndicate with billions of dollars going to family members. i think it looks bad for hunte i feel likee's being used by his dad. is there equal justice? not really. since the trump indictment. none of us felt like trump convinced us the election was stolen. we had our own minds and he is being persecuted for an opinion. that is my feeling. it is very sad. the whole thing is set and it

does not make me happy. it does not make me feel like good. that is not what we should be doing. i think we need to have that same empathy towards what is going on with trump. this country is a mess. host: that was cindy in connecticut. that is what republicans in the house say they want this impeachment inquiry to look into. reactions from democrats to that impeachment inquiry announcement this week. here is yesterday, glen ivy, democrat from maryland, the bogus impeachment of the president's political blackmail. republicans know what shutdown would hurt our economy and put lives at risk. they have decided any political gain is worth the price of human suffering. a potential shutdown happening

15 days from now at midnight on september 30 if a federal funding deal does not happen by then. we will talk more about where we are with the shutdown showdown this morning. one more tweet this morning. this from democrats in the oversight committee saying chairman comber and speaker mccarthy's investigation is nothing more than impeachment theater. that is coming from a freedom caucus republican. getting your thoughts this morning. i want to show you more on the impeachment inquiry and speaker mccarthy's comments about hunter biden. he was asked about both yesterday. here is about a minute and a half of what he had to say. >> both jordan and comer were not able to present anything

that is impeachable offense. is that an assessment you share? >> impeachment inquiry is not impeachment. what impeachment inquiry does is ask the questions. are you concerned about all the stuff that has recently -- have you asked the white house any questions? do you believe the american lied to the american public when he said he never talked to his son about business dealings? you cannot answer that? do you believe when they said the president -- you believe that happened? do you believe the president had dinner with the clients of hunter biden who got those clients because he was selling the brand? do you believe hunter biden when you saw the video of him driving a porsche that he got 140 $3000 to buy the porch the next day?

do you believe that $3 million from the russian oligarch that was transferred to the shell companies that the bidens after the dinner took place? do you think the president lied? >> there is a difference between lying in impeachable. >> i'm not saying impeachable. i would like to know the answer to this question and that is what impeachment inquiry provides. host: this morning in the op-ed pages of the washington times. it is a columnist for the washington times and a former communications editor for president trump's campaign. here is the headline. the media is up to their eyeballs in evidence against biden but claims reporters would rather remain ignorant of the truth. this is tom out of pittsburgh, california. good morning.

caller: thank you for taking my call. you'll have to bear with me. i am confused on this. when joe biden was vice president of the united states this dealing was going on or was this something that happened after he left office? host: i believe the house republicans want to look into all of this. what was happening when he was vice president. i do not think they are bounding into a specific timeframe. caller: the thing is, my opinion , if this was something that was going on while he was a standing president, but this sounds like more something to do with hunter than with joe. this is where it gets really confusing for myself.

if hunter biden was doing something illegal, what does that have to do with dad? this is where it gets confusing. this is not like donald trump and his family while he was a standing president. this has to do with his vice president and he left office. if while he was a standing president he was still doing illegal business transactions? i get confused. i wish someone would give me a straight answer. host: you say you were concerned about former president trump's family members when he was president, what their business dealings were? that was something that concerned you? caller: because while trump was in office there was a lot. when you are president of the united states and you have family members who are officials

of the white house and they are doing business dealings and donald come -- and donald trump is hitting income when he was having these big meetings at his resorts or he was getting paid and taking money from the taxpayers, which is a big difference than any kind of business dealings. the only thing i can say is if joe biden was president of the united states and they can show a direct line between his power to continue this business dealing or if this was something that happened before joe biden was ever president of the united dates. host: that is tom in pittsburgh. caller: good morning. can you hear me.

i am an independent. i have democratic leanings typically because the republican party is on fire. if hunter biden did anything that he should be on trial for that he should stand trial. it is not that big of a deal. that is all i have to say on that. you guys have a good day. host: this indictment that came down, three federal charges, gun charges related to his possession of a cobra 38 special for 12 days in 2018. the washington times picking up on the storyline that has questions on some gun owner websites about video from hunter biden's and gun possession shown

in that video. here is the story. on thursday special counsel david weiss announced charges accusing him of a federal background check for possessing that cobra cold 38 in being a user of illegal drugs. video of his abandoned laptop shows a naked mr. biden holding a semiautomatic pistol. that is different from the cold revolver that resulted in the charges. that is not the handgun in the photo so where is the gun, dan zimmerman demands. how many other guns did he own? he honestly owned at least one other gun. where are they now and how did he dispose of them. questions of a second gun have swirled. if mr. biden did obtain a semiautomatic pistol in delaware then he committed another crime as well. those questions being raised in

the wake of these gun charges filed yesterday. this is kim out of wyoming. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. the point i would try to make is a gun point. the democrats want strong gun laws. they want strong background checks. if they are not going to follow through with their laws, what is the point? i do not think hunter should get special treatment just because the is the son of the president. if the democra are serious about gun control, background checks, they should make him the poster child. host: what does that mean. we are talking about a possible 25 years in prison. nonviolent first-time users are not expected to recee that much. what you want to see? caller: