A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the president’s son Hunter Biden will stand trial on federal firearms charges as early as June 3.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika set the date during a telephone hearing Wednesday, but is still considering several defense motions to dismiss the case against Hunter Biden.
Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has announced whether he will hold Biden in contempt of Congress for not responding to the House Oversight Committee’s mark-up at the U.S. Capitol and for refusing to respond to requests for testimony to the House of Representatives. He made a surprise appearance at the voting meeting. Washington, USA, January 10, 2024. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
The younger Biden has pleaded not guilty to lying about drug use when filling out a form to buy a gun in October 2018, a violation of federal law.
Biden has acknowledged battling drug abuse, including crack cocaine, during that time, but his lawyers say he did not break any laws and that another nonviolent first-time offender would not have been prosecuted. Ta.
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He was indicted after a plea deal that would have resolved the case without a trial after the judge, who was supposed to approve the trial in July 2023, raised further questions.
Later, Hunter Biden’s lawyers argued that prosecutors had caved to political pressure and dropped the case after the deal was publicly derided as a “sweetheart deal” by Republicans, including former President Trump. I’m looking for.
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, leaves a meeting of the House Oversight Committee at the Capitol on January 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Prosecutors said there was no evidence the case was politically motivated, the evidence against him was “overwhelming” and the immunity agreement died along with the rest of his plea agreement.
Biden’s lawyers also argued that a disclaimer clause in the original agreement remained in effect, and defense attorney Abby Rowell pressed Judge Noreika to make a final ruling on the issue. .
Noreika said she hasn’t fully decided how to proceed with the four pending motions to dismiss, but wants to make sure she has time on her calendar for a trial.
Attorney Derek Hynes, who is representing special prosecutor David Weiss, expects it will take three to several days to present the Delaware gun case to a jury. Lowell said it would take two days to present his case to the jury.
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Hunter Biden also pleaded not guilty to separate tax charges in Los Angeles alleging a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living a lavish lifestyle. The trial in this case is scheduled for late June to mid-July.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
