Hunter Biden says if he keeps sober his dad Joe can beat Trump and claims his 'failure' to stay clean could have huge consequences for the 'future of democracy'

Hunter Biden says knowing his sobriety could cost his father his reelection is the 'ultimate test.'

President Joe Biden's 54-year-old son revealed that he often thinks about the 'profound consequences of failure' if he relapses before the election in November.

'I have something much bigger than even myself at stake. We are in the middle of a fight for the future of democracy,' Hunter said in the rare interview with Axios.

If Hunter did slip and begin using drugs again it would heavily impact President Biden's reelection efforts this year. His drug use and addiction have been a frequent line of attack from conservatives and MAGA world – who push the theory that the cocaine found in the White House last year belonged to the first son.

Biden has also expressed privately that he's worried the daily attacks could take a toll on his family and could even lead to his son relapsing.

Hunter Biden (left) says he feels a responsibility to remain sober for the sake of his father President Joe Biden's (right) reelection against Donald Trump. 'I have something much bigger than even myself at stake. We are in the middle of a fight for the future of democracy,' he said

A picture from Hunter Biden's abandoned hard drive shows him passed out with a crack pipe hanging out of his mouth

'Most importantly, you have to believe that you're worth the work, or you'll never be able to get sober,' Hunter told Axios about his addiction. 'But I often do think of the profound consequences of failure here.'

'Maybe it's the ultimate test for a recovering addict — I don't know,' he continued.

'I have always been in awe of people who have stayed clean and sober through tragedies and obstacles few people ever face. They are my heroes, my inspiration.'

Making it through the 2024 election clean and sober is a 'responsibility' that Hunter feels he has to his family.

'I feel a responsibility to everyone struggling through their own recovery to succeed,' Hunter added.

In a September hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke said Hunter has repeatedly tested negative for drug and alcohol use starting in August 2023. And he has tested negative since that hearing in the fall, a representative from Hunter's legal team told Axios.

Hunter is appearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday for closed doors questioning from the House Oversight and Judiciary committees. Previously, Hunter Biden said he would only appear for questioning on Capitol Hill if it was public.

His foreign business dealings, as well as his actions while he struggled with addiction from 2013-2018 will be a focus of his testimony this week.

Republicans seeking to impeach President Biden claim that he used his position to enrich his family. But specifically they are looking for hard evidence that Biden influenced foreign policy to the financial benefit of his family.

In July 2023, Hunter said in federal court, while under oath, that he has been sober since June 2019.

President Biden has  expressed privately that he's worried the daily attacks could take a toll on his family and could even lead to his son relapsing. Pictured: Joe and Hunter Biden embrace after the first son's birthday dinner at The Ivy in Los Angeles, California on February 4, 2024

A picture from Hunter Biden's leaked hard drive shows him posing naked holding a handgun by his side

But Hunter has lied about his drug use before.

On a federal form to purchase a firearm in 2018, Hunter said he was not a user of illicit substances. But in his own memoir, he detailed a timeline of his drug use and battle with narcotics, which included at the time of purchasing the gun.

As part of the promotional blitz for his book Beautiful Things, Hunter told CBS News that at one time he was 'smoking crack around the clock'.

Video discovered on Hunter's abandoned hard drive shows him naked and brandishing a handgun in a hotel room in 2018, allegedly five days after buying the gun.

'I don't care whether you're 10 years sober, two years sober, two months sober or 200 years sober — your brain at some level is always telling you there's still one answer,' Hunter told Axios of his daily struggle with addiction.

Hunter said on a firearm report (above) required for his gun transaction that he was not a user of illicit drugs – but a timeline in his book details his use of crack cocaine during the time of purchase. A photo of the form shows he answered 'no' when asked if he was an 'unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance'