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Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing Trump's classified docs case ruling

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President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw...

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump's classified docs case (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

  2. ABC 30 Fresno

    Hunter Biden, citing Trump ruling, moves to dismiss cases against him (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    Attorneys for President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden filed a pair of motions Thursday seeking to dismiss both federal criminal cases against him.

  3. The Guardian

    Hunter Biden asks for criminal cases to be thrown out, citing Trump case dismissal (opens The Guardian)

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    Biden says precedence established in Trump’s classified documents case should prevail in his own tax and gun cases

  4. NBC News

    Hunter Biden argues his conviction should be tossed, citing judge's ruling in Trump documents case (opens NBC News)

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    Hunter Biden is using a pair of judicial opinions that were favorable to Donald Trump, rival of President Joe Biden, to argue his conviction on gun charges should be tossed out.

  5. New York Post

    Hunter Biden motions to dismiss all charges against him — with same argument Trump used in classified docs case (opens New York Post)

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    Attorneys for Hunter Biden have motioned to dismiss all charges against him based on the "unconstitutional" appointment of the special counsel who brought the indictment.

  6. NBC Los Angeles

    Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of criminal cases, cites Trump classified documents ruling (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, was convicted of crimes related to buying a handgun while addicted to crack cocaine.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Hunter Biden cites Clarence Thomas in bid to dismiss gun case (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Hunter Biden asked a judge to toss his criminal gun case conviction, citing Justice Clarence Thomas and the dismissal this week of the Trump classified documents case.

  8. Fox News

    Hunter Biden wants gun and tax cases tossed, citing Trump dismissal challenged by President Biden's DOJ (opens Fox News)

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    Hunter Biden is seeking for the criminal cases against him to be tossed, citing the recent dismissal of a case against former President Trump that the DOJ is now challenging.

  9. NBC 6 South Florida

    Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing Trump's classified docs case ruling (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw...

  10. New York Times

    Hunter Biden, Citing Trump’s Classified Documents Ruling, Seeks Dismissal of Cases (opens New York Times)

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    Mr. Biden’s legal team pointed to a decision by a federal judge in Florida, who ruled that the special counsel in Mr. Trump’s case, Jack Smith, had been unconstitutionally appointed.

  11. Courthouse News Service

    Hunter Biden cites Trump ruling in attempt to dismiss gun and tax charges (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Hunter Biden argued Monday's bombshell ruling out of Florida on how special counsels are appointed should nullify both federal cases against him.

  12. Bearing Arms

    Hunter Biden Points to Trump Docs Case in Bid to Toss Gun Conviction (opens Bearing Arms)

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  13. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Hunter Biden tries to toss criminal cases using Trump ruling | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, moved on Thursday to throw out his criminal conviction on gun charges and dismiss a separate case accusing him of tax evasion based on an argument that the special counsel prosecuting him was unlawfully appointed.

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