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Hunter Biden pushes for dismissal of gun case, saying law violates the Second Amendment
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden pushed back Monday against gun charges filed against him, challenging the case on multiple fronts as unconstitutional and politically motivated days after he was hit with new tax charges.
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Hunter Biden is immune from both federal tax and gun charges because of a failed plea deal he reached with federal prosecutors in July that remains binding, his lawyers argued in court filings.
Lawyers for Hunter Biden say the firearms charges against him are unconstitutional, and they are also challenged David Weiss' appointment as special counsel.
Attorneys for Hunter Biden filed a motion Monday afternoon in federal court in Delaware to dismiss the indictment against him over gun charges, saying it “violates" the collapsed plea agreement, and maintain it is “still in effect" between the president's son and federal prosecutors.
Hunter Biden asked a judge Monday to throw out his three-count felony gun indictment, which was filed earlier this year by special counsel David Weiss.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden pushed back Monday against gun charges filed against him, challenging the case on multiple fronts as unconstitutional and politically motivated days after he was hit with new tax charges.
"The indictment against Mr. Biden must be dismissed because it violates a Diversion Agreement that is in effect between Mr. Biden and the prosecution."
Lawyers for Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, on Monday sought to have gun charges dismissed, accusing the special prosecutor in the case of caving in to Republican political pressure.
Biden, who was hit with separate federal tax charges last week, argued the gun case should be dismissed because of an agreement he had with prosecutors.
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