Joe Biden's son seeks dismissal of federal gun charges
‘Elon Musk doesn’t care about anybody, very damaged human being': Hunter Biden "These charges are unprecedented, unconstitutional and violate the agreement the US Attorney made with Mr. Biden," Lowell said in a statement. "This is not how an independent investigation is supposed to work, and these charges should be dismissed." The flurry of court documents comes as Hunter Biden faces charges in two states headed toward trial while his father, President Joe Biden, runs for reelection.
Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's son, served with federal charges for tax evasion Prosecutors, for their part, have previously said that any immunity provisions are now defunct along with the rest of the plea agreement that imploded over the summer. Special counsel David Weiss didn't immediately respond to Hunter Biden's other arguments, which also include a contention that Weiss wasn't properly appointed. The prosecution has until Jan.
16 to respond. Joe Biden won't pardon son Hunter if he is convicted, says White House The original plea deal negotiated between the prosecution and the defense contained immunity provisions meant to bring "closure and finality" to the investigation and protect Hunter Biden from being charged for "the same conduct" if Donald Trump was reelected, his previous lawyer said in court documents. Under the agreement, Hunter Biden would have pleaded guilty to misdemeanour tax charges and avoided a full prosecution on a gun count if he stayed out of trouble for two years.
He's accused of having a gun for 11 days in 2018, a period where he has acknowledged using drugs. It's illegal for "habitual drug users" to own guns. Since its dissolution of that deal, though, prosecutors have filed three felony gun counts in Delaware and,
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