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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claudia Lauer and Lindsay Whitehurst

Hunter Biden's lawyers expected in court for final hearing before June 3 gun trial

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Attorneys for Hunter Biden are due in court Friday for the final hearing before the president's son is expected to stand trial on federal firearms charges in Delaware as his father's reelection campaign unfolds.

Hunter Biden is charged with lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days in Delaware. He has acknowledged an addiction to crack cocaine during that period, but his lawyers have said he didn’t break the law and the case is politically motivated.

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