The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s gun case in Delaware has refused to delay the June 3 trial date, despite pleas from the president’s son’s lawyers who said they would not be prepared in time. Hunter Biden’s lawyer argued that the defense team needed more time to prepare due to another trial Hunter Biden is facing in California, where he is facing a federal tax indictment. The defense team asked for a delay until early September or mid-July to line up witnesses, but the judge refused and pointed out that they had previously agreed to the June 3 date.
After the judge made her decision not to delay the trial, Hunter Biden’s lawyer requested extensions for pretrial court filings, which was denied by the judge. Prosecutors claim that Hunter Biden illegally purchased and possessed a revolver in 2018 while using illicit drugs, violating federal law. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to all three felony counts. The judge’s decision to proceed with the trial comes after Hunter Biden’s attempts to throw out the case were rejected by the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals and by the judge herself.
Hunter Biden’s lawyer plans to ask the full 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider last week’s decision and will seek an injunction to pause the trial until the appeals court rules. The defense team has argued that they need more time to prepare and line up witnesses but have been denied further extensions by the judge. The case against Hunter Biden involves allegations of illegally purchasing and possessing a firearm while using illicit drugs, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
Despite Hunter Biden’s lawyer’s pleas for more time to prepare, the federal judge overseeing the case has refused to delay the June 3 trial date. The defense team cited the need to prepare for another trial that Hunter Biden is facing in California as a reason for the delay request, but the judge pointed out that they had previously agreed to the June 3 date. Prosecutors claim that Hunter Biden violated federal law by illegally purchasing and possessing a firearm while using illicit drugs in 2018, to which he has pleaded not guilty to all three felony counts.
Hunter Biden’s attempts to throw out the case were rejected by the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals and by the federal judge overseeing the case. Despite this, his lawyer plans to ask the full appeals court to reconsider the decision and will seek an injunction to pause the trial until the appeals court rules. The defense team has argued that they need more time to prepare and line up witnesses, but the judge has refused further extensions for pretrial court filings. Hunter Biden’s gun case trial is set to continue on June 3, and he has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
