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Hunter Biden will seek to dismiss federal indictment against him

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The president's son pleaded not guilty to three federal gun charges earlier this week.

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  1. Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Hunter Biden prosecutors move to dismiss gun count after plea deal collapse

    Headline from Washington Times ·

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    Hunter Biden will seek to dismiss federal indictment against him

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  1. The Guardian

    Hunter Biden to be arraigned in Delaware court in gun case (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    President’s son expected to plead not guilty to unlawfully possessing gun as an illegal drug user and lying about drug use

  2. Fox News

    Hunter Biden expected to plead not guilty to federal gun charges in court (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty to federal gun charges in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware Tuesday morning after being charged out of Special Counsel David Weiss' years-long investigation.

  3. The Times of Israel

    Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges after collapsed plea deal (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Lawyer for US president's son says he will file motion to dismiss the case, as 2024 presidential election looms

  4. France 24

    Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an illegal gun possession charge, marking the latest chapter in his troubled life just as his father President Joe Biden accelerates his campaign for reelection…

  5. Washington Examiner

    Hunter Biden set for second day in court as investigations continue (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Hunter Biden will make his second court appearance on Tuesday as he faces three criminal charges related to his purchase of a firearm in 2018 and the possibility of further charges stemming from his foreign business dealings.

  6. CNN

    Hunter Biden arraignment: President's son to appear in court on gun charges (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hunter Biden, the president’s son, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday to be arraigned on firearms charges brought by special counsel David Weiss.

  7. Fox News

    Hunter Biden arraignment for federal gun charges on Tuesday (opens Fox News)

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    Hunter Biden was charged with making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm; making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federal firearms licensed dealer; and one count of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled …

  8. France 24

    Hunter Biden to plead not guilty to gun charges in federal court (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    US President Joe Biden's son Hunter is to appear in federal court in Delaware on Tuesday and is expected to plead not guilty to charges of illegally possessing a handgun.

  9. Foxla

    Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal gun charges filed after his plea deal collapsed (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Hunter Biden’s Tuesday plea puts his case on track toward a possible trial as the 2024 election looms. The charges allege Biden lied about his drug use in 2018 on a form to buy a gun he kept for 11 days.

  10. The Daily Signal

    Hunter Biden Could Have 2nd Amendment Defense on Gun Charge (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Special counsel David Weiss won an indictment of the president's son on gun charges that wouldn't reach the White House or the president.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Hunter Biden's next move is to avoid a trial altogether: Legal experts (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    WILMINGTON, Delaware — After President Joe Biden's son pleaded not guilty to three felony gun charges in court Tuesday morning, legal experts say his likely next move is to avoid a criminal trial altogether.

  12. Washington Times

    Hunter Biden prosecutors move to dismiss gun count after plea deal collapse (opens Washington Times)

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    Prosecutors who filed firearms charges against Hunter Biden moved Wednesday to formally dismiss a gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal.

  13. Fox News

    Hunter Biden attorney withdraws from federal gun charge case (opens Fox News)

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    An attorney for Hunter Biden, Richard Jones, filed paperwork Friday to withdraw himself from a federal gun charge case involving the president's son.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Hunter Biden's lawyers tell court they will seek to throw out gun charges (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Hunter Biden’s defense lawyers told the court on Thursday that they intend to ask a judge to throw out special counsel David Weiss’s indictment of Biden on gun charges.

  15. NBC News

    Hunter Biden will seek to dismiss federal indictment against him (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The president's son pleaded not guilty to three federal gun charges earlier this week.

  16. The Federalist

    Hunter Biden Seeks Dismissal Of Felony Gun Charges (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Hunter Biden asked a federal court to dismiss three felony gun charges brought against him by Special Counsel David Weiss on Thursday.

  17. New York Post

    Hunter Biden asks for federal gun charges to be dismissed, claims he has immunity (opens New York Post)

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    First son Hunter Biden is asking for federal gun charges he pleaded not guilty to earlier this week to be dismissed, claiming he has immunity against the indictment stemming from an earlier plea ag…

  18. CNN

    Hunter Biden tells judge he’ll seek to dismiss gun charges (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hunter Biden will ask a judge to throw out his federal indictment on felony gun charges, his attorneys said in a court filing late Thursday.

  19. The Washington Free Beacon

    Hunter Biden Claims Sweetheart Plea Deal Still in Effect, Indictment Should Be Dismissed (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    Hunter Biden's legal team is seeking to dismiss federal charges against him for allegedly lying about his drug use on a federal form when purchasing a handgun in 2018, claiming a months-old plea deal it made with the Department of Justice is still in effect.

  20. Washington Times

    Hunter Biden won’t abandon immunity deal, calls on court to dismiss gun charges (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Attorneys for Hunter Biden asked a federal court to dismiss gun charges filed against him this week, claiming an immunity deal that blew up in court earlier this year is still in effect and bars prosecutors from pursuing gun charges.

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