Linda Sun and her husband Chris Hu depart from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in New York City, on Nov. 19, 2025. Flora Hua/NTD
Former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Linda Sun, who is charged with helping Chinese authorities, is unable to pay her defense team’s fees, according to her lawyers.
Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, are facing a retrial after their first trial late last year ended with a hung jury.