Hunter Biden has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors that will delay the start of a trial on gun charges until as late as January 30, 2024, according to a court filing on Friday.
The filing, submitted to the US District Court for the District of Delaware by the eldest son’s attorney Abbe Lowell, indicates that both the Justice Department and Biden’s defense team “have consulted” and agreed to a schedule “for all pretrial motions.”
Biden’s defense team plans to file a pretrial motion by Dec. 11, the government has agreed to respond by Jan. 16, 2024, and a response from Lowell is due by Jan. 30, 2024, according to the filing.
The schedule, which must be approved by the federal judge overseeing the case before it can be finalized, would push the start date of Biden’s trial to February 2024, at the earliest.
A pre-trial motion was previously made by the court on Nov. 3.
A trial date has not been scheduled in the case.
President Biden’s 53-year-old son was indicted on September 14 by special counsel David Weiss on three felony charges related to a 2018 gun purchase while he was high on cocaine.
The filing, submitted by the eldest son’s attorney Abbe Lowell, indicates that both the Justice Department and Biden’s defense team “have consulted” and agreed to a schedule “for all pretrial motions.” Getty Images Hunter’s defense team accused federal prosecutors in August of reneging on the original plea deal, which they said remained “valid” and “binding” even though it was blown up in a Delaware court.MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Hunter Biden is accused of making false statements about his drug use when he bought a Colt Cobra revolver.
The first son faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted on all charges.
The indictment came after Hunter agreed to plead guilty to a tax felony and enter a diversion program on a weapons charge that would have kept him from serving prison time.
President Biden’s 53-year-old son was indicted on September 14 by special counsel David Weiss on three felony counts related to a 2018 gun purchase while he was addicted to cocaine.
The deal fell apart in a Delaware courtroom in July after it was scrutinized by US District Judge Maryellen Noreika.
Hunter’s defense team accused federal prosecutors in August of reneging on the original plea agreement, which they said remained “valid” and “binding” even though it took place in a Delaware court.
Earlier this month, Hunter’s legal team demanded that the firearms charges be dismissed, claiming that the first child was immune from the charges stemming from an earlier plea deal with prosecutors.
The indictment came after Hunter agreed to plead guilty to a tax felony and enter a diversion program on a weapons charge that would have kept him from serving prison time. Teresa Kroeger
Attorneys argued that the “only charge” Weiss was “allowed to bring” because part of the diversion agreement was the tax charge.
The eldest child’s next court appearance in Delaware has not been set.
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