The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit declined to throw out Hunter Biden’s indictment on federal firearms charges in court documents released Thursday.
The president’s son is scheduled to go on trial in Delaware next month.
“The defendant in this criminal case has appealed three pre-trial orders dated April 12, 2024, denying his motion to dismiss the charges,” court documents released Thursday said. It is being “Because defendant has failed to show that the district court’s order is appealable prior to final judgment, this appeal is dismissed.”
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President Biden’s son Hunter Biden speaks to media members outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden’s lawyers filed a petition in federal court earlier this year arguing that a diversion agreement previously agreed to by the Justice Department is invalid., And Biden’s legal team should remain in place.
Biden was charged last year with purchasing a revolver while actively using drugs in 2018. The president’s son faces three felony charges in connection with the incident. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Biden acknowledged his struggle. drug abuse That period included crack cocaine use, but his lawyer said he broke no laws and another non-violent first-time offender would not have been charged.
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He was indicted after a plea deal that would have resolved the case in July 2023 with no sight of the trial collapsing, but the judge who was supposed to approve the plea deal instead decided to pursue further charges. posed a question.
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Biden’s lawyers have since called for the case to be thrown out, arguing that prosecutors bowed to political pressure after the agreement was publicly derided as a “sweetheart pact” by Republicans, including former President Trump. ing.
Biden’s lawyers also argued that a disclaimer clause in the original agreement remained in effect, and defense attorney Abby Lowell pressed Judge Noreika to make a final ruling on the issue. .
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David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware; (Screenshot from Fox News)
The three- to six-day jury trial begins June 3 and will be presided over by Judge Maryellen Noreika. A pretrial conference is scheduled for May 24th.
Mr. Biden is also scheduled to go on trial in Los Angeles on June 20 on federal tax charges brought against him in the same investigation led by special counsel David Weiss.
Fox News Digital’s Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
