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Robert Tait in Washington

Hunter Biden lawyers seek to subpoena Donald Trump in gun case

Hunter Biden leaves Delaware court in July.
Hunter Biden leaves Delaware court in July. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Lawyers for Hunter Biden, the son of Joe Biden, have issued subpoena requests against Donald Trump in an effort to show the former US president applied political pressure to high-ranking officials to push for a criminal investigation into his affairs.

The move, revealed in court papers filed on Wednesday, comes as Hunter Biden fights charges of illegal gun ownership in a case that threatens to reach a climax at the height of the 2024 presidential election campaign, in which Joe Biden and Trump are likely to be the two main candidates.

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