Hunter Biden is scheduled to appear in court at noon Friday in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, to stand trial on federal firearms charges, and is asking the judge to block prosecutors from discussing certain evidence.
The court will hold its final hearing before jury selection begins on June 3. Fox News previously reported that the attorneys plan to use the eldest son’s laptop, including photos, and parts of it to try to convince jurors that he is guilty of lying on federal paperwork and buying a handgun in 2018 while using drugs.
In court papers filed Friday morning, Biden’s lawyers asked the court to block certain salacious details about his life from being revealed to jurors to avoid a “significant risk of unfair prejudice.”
In what was called a “preliminary motion,” Biden asked the court to “exclude references to the Arkansas child support case and his discharge from the Navy,” which concerns Biden’s illegitimate child with former stripper Lunden Roberts, whose daughter is President Biden’s grandson.
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U.S. President Joe Biden (left) and Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden (right) attend the Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, April 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden’s lawyers acknowledged that some of the evidence prosecutors want to introduce may be relevant to the case, including drug buys, ATM withdrawals and the purchase of a revolver, but said other details, such as references to money allegedly spent on “adult entertainment, online chat rooms and escort services,” are not relevant to the charges.
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President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, greets guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“Describing or referring to unnecessary salacious detail, such as the price of the items or whether they were luxury items, or the expense of alleged incidental sexual conduct unrelated to the charges in this case, is precisely prejudicial and inflammatory evidence which tends to provoke an emotional response in the jury and thereby increase the likelihood of a conviction,” the defense argued.
“Accordingly, Mr. Biden respectfully requests that this Court grant his motion to exclude any reference to a ‘lavish’ or ‘lavish’ lifestyle during the period of his drug addiction.”
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A courtroom sketch depicting Hunter Biden in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26, 2023. (William J. Hennessy Jr.)
Biden’s lawyers had sought a postponement of the trial, which a federal judge set two months ago for June 3. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika denied the request, and the trial will proceed as scheduled.
The 56-page indictment against Biden was handed down in Los Angeles in December and included felony charges, detailed Biden’s extravagant spending habits and lifestyle and listed related alleged tax violations.
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Special prosecutor Derek Hines said the trial is expected to take less than a week.
Fox News’ Charles Kreitz contributed to this report.
