Hunter Biden could go to trial on federal firearms charges as early as June 3. The son of President Joe Biden pleaded not guilty to lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days, according to the Associated Press. He has acknowledged an addiction to crack cocaine during that period, but his lawyers have said he didn’t break the law and another nonviolent, first-time offender would not have been charged. U.S.
Hunter Biden’s attorneys have since sought to have the case tossed out by arguing that prosecutors bowed to political pressure after the agreement was publicly pilloried by Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, as a "sweetheart deal." They also argue that immunity provisions from the original deal still hold, a position that defense attorney Abbe Lowell pressed with the judge Wednesday.