Judge Rejects Hunter Biden’s Request to Dismiss Gun Charges

Biden legal team’s claims that external influences tainted special counsel’s decision to pursue case deemed by judge as ‘all speculation.’

Hunter Biden (L), son of President Joe Biden, and his lawyer Abbe Lowell (R) leave a House Oversight Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 10, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

The federal judge presiding over Hunter Biden’s gun charges in Delaware on Friday declined the president’s son’s request to dismiss the indictment.

Mr. Biden was charged with knowingly making false statements, including in writing, in connection with acquiring the gun, and he was charged with possession of a gun by a prohibited person.