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Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden's legal team over 'false statements' in a court filing
A federal judge in California is threatening to sanction Hunter Biden's lawyers, saying they made “false statements” in a court filing asking the judge to throw out the tax case against President Joe Biden's son.
Hunter Biden wants gun and tax cases tossed, citing Trump dismissal challenged by President Biden's DOJ
Hunter Biden has asked for criminal cases against him in Delaware and California to be thrown out of court, citing the dismissal of a case involving former President Trump and arguing that Special Counsel David Weiss was illegally appointed.
Hunter Biden, Citing Trump’s Classified Documents Ruling, Seeks Dismissal of Cases
Hunter Biden asked a federal court in Delaware on Thursday to toss out his conviction in his gun case, citing the dismissal of charges against former President Donald J. Trump in his classified documents case in Florida.
Hunter Biden cites Trump ruling in seeking dismissal of gun and tax cases
Lawyers for Hunter Biden on Thursday asked federal judges in California and Delaware to dismiss the criminal tax and gun cases against him in their courts, citing a recent opinion by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the related dismissal this week of the criminal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Biden's lawyers in motions filed in both courts pointed to those two opinions — which questioned the legality of the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith to prosecute Trump — in arguing that the appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel for prosecutions of the son of President Joe Biden was unconstitutional. The motions follow the ruling Monday by Florida federal court Judge Aileen Cannon tossing out Smith's prosecution of Trump over his retention of classified documents after leaving the White House. Cannon, who herself cited Thomas' recent concurring opinion in another Trump case, ruled that Smith's appointment as special counsel violat
Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump’s classified docs case
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.
Biden has 'mild' Covid symptoms, no fever, White House doctor says
President Joe Biden is still dealing with "mild upper respiratory symptoms" one day after testing positive for Covid-19, White House physician Kevin O'Connor said Thursday. "He does not have a fever and his vital signs remain normal," O'Connor said in a statement, noting that Biden is receiving the antiviral medicine Paxlovid. The president "will continue to conduct the business of the American people," the doctor's statement said. The update on the 81-year-old incumbent's health comes as pressure mounts from his fellow Democrats who are urging him to withdraw from the presidential