Hunter Biden Moves to Dismiss Case, Argues Special Counsel Unlawfully Appointed

The motion was made after a federal judge in Florida dismissed Trump’s classified documents case finding the special counsel was unlawfully appointed.
Hunter Biden Moves to Dismiss Case, Argues Special Counsel Unlawfully Appointed
Hunter Biden and his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, leave the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Del., on June 7, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Catherine Yang
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Attorneys for Hunter Biden on July 18 moved to dismiss his federal gun case, in which a jury returned a guilty verdict on June 11, arguing that special counsel David Weiss had no jurisdiction to prosecute.

“Mr. Biden brings this motion for lack of jurisdiction to challenge as unconstitutional the appointment and subsequent unlawful funding of these cases,” the motion reads. Defense attorneys are requesting dismissal of the indictment and conviction.