Judge agrees to delay Hunter Biden's gun charges sentencing until December
A federal judge agreed to push back Hunter Biden’s first criminal sentencing three weeks, now scheduling it for Dec. 4.
The president’s son’s sentencing was already slated for after the election, but his attorney asked to delay the Nov. 13 date because of overlap with Biden’s other ongoing legal battles.
Special counsel David Weiss opposed the delay, court documents show, but U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika in a brief order quickly agreed to the request.
Biden faces sentencing on three felony gun charges that a Delaware jury convicted him on in June. He was found guilty of lying about his drug use on a federal form when purchasing a revolver and then illegally possessing the gun while being addicted to drugs.
Biden was set to face a second criminal trial in California this month on nine tax-related charges, but he avoided it by pleading guilty just as it was set to begin. That sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 16, just 12 days after the newly rescheduled one.
Abbe Lowell, Biden’s attorney, cited overlap in the people who may testify at the sentencing hearings or write letters in support, contending that putting both in December would be more efficient. The request also noted that some of the people are currently “short of time” because they work in the current administration or on a presidential campaign.
Lowell also voiced concern about appearing in Delaware for the gun sentencing on Nov. 13 because he was slated to represent Biden in a hearing in a civil lawsuit one day prior across the country in California.
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