Hunter Biden’s legal representatives sought a postponement for his upcoming trial, initially slated for June 3rd, in Delaware, as set by a federal judge two months ago.
During Tuesday’s session at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, Hunter Biden was not present. However, his attorney Abbe Lowell and Special Counsel David Weiss were in attendance, with Weiss observed taking notes during the proceedings.
Special Counsel attorney Derek Hines expressed readiness to proceed with the trial on June 3rd, emphasizing the case’s simplicity. Nonetheless, later that afternoon, Judge Maryellen Noreika declined Hunter Biden’s request for a trial delay, confirming that the trial would proceed next month, as reported by the Associated Press.
Hines estimated that the trial would likely conclude within a week.
In response, Lowell conveyed that they were not prepared for the June 3rd start date, prompting some frustration from Judge Noreika. She pressed Lowell for an explanation, challenging the assertion that the case was not complex.
Lowell cited his simultaneous work on Biden’s cases in both Delaware and California, proposing a September trial date in Wilmington instead. He indicated plans to file an appeal with the Third Circuit seeking an injunction to prevent the trial from commencing until merit-based motions were addressed.
An indictment against Biden, comprising felony charges and detailing his lavish spending habits and lifestyle alongside alleged tax violations, was issued in Los Angeles in December, spanning 56 pages.
In Delaware, discussions in court on Tuesday focused on the admissibility of evidence. Both the defense and prosecution were said to be preparing “in limine” motions to exclude specific information from the jury, a standard procedure in litigation.
One argument raised by the special counsel’s office questioned why the jury should not be informed about the reasons Delaware law enforcement did not pursue charges against Biden in 2018 related to his possession of a firearm while using controlled substances.
Additionally, evidence from a 2018 police report indicated that Hallie Biden, the widow of Hunter’s late brother Beau and his partner at the time, purportedly discarded the gun in a trash receptacle near a school in Delaware.
On Thursday, a federal appeals court ruled against dismissing the gun charges after Hunter Biden had requested the Third Circuit to do so.
