Hunter Biden set to be sentenced on gun charges in November

Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden is group to beryllium sentenced connected felony firearms charges successful November nether an bid signed by a judge connected Friday.

The president’s boy could look up to 25 years successful situation astatine sentencing group for Nov. 13 successful Wilmington, Delaware, but arsenic a first-time offender he is apt to get acold little clip aliases debar situation entirely.

Hunter Biden is besides facing different proceedings connected taxation charges successful California group to statesman successful September. He’s charged successful that lawsuit pinch failing to salary $1.4 cardinal successful taxes.

President Joe Biden, who dropped his reelection bid past month, has said he will not usage his statesmanlike powers to pardon his boy aliases lessen his sentence. Hunter Biden was convicted of 3 felonies aft lying connected a national shape to acquisition nan weapon by saying he wasn’t a supplier personification successful 2018, a play erstwhile he has acknowledged struggling pinch addiction.

U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was nominated to nan chair by erstwhile Republican President Donald Trump, will determine really overmuch time, if any, Hunter Biden serves down bars astatine nan sentencing scheduled to autumn soon aft Election Day.

He was expected to plead blameworthy to misdemeanor taxation offenses and debar prosecution successful nan weapon lawsuit if he stayed retired of problem for 2 years successful a woody pinch prosecutors past year. However, nan statement fell isolated aft Noreika questioned different aspects of nan projected agreement, and nan lawyers could not resoluteness nan matter.

Hunter Biden is besides pushing for dismissal of some nan taxation and weapon cases against him, citing a ruling successful Florida t chapeau threw retired a abstracted prosecution of Trump aft his attorneys based on nan Justice Department typical counsel successful nan lawsuit was improperly appointed. Hunter Biden is besides being prosecuted by a typical counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland.

A typical for his ineligible squad did not instantly respond to a connection seeking remark connected nan sentencing.