WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden again asked a judge to dismiss the federal gun case against him on Tuesday, arguing it is politically motivated and key evidence was tested after charges were filed.
Cocaine residue found on the pouch the president’s son used to hold his gun was only identified last year, after a scuttled plea deal and subsequent indictment, Hunter Biden’s defense attorney said in court documents.
Prosecutors, meanwhile, have said there’s no evidence the case is politically motivated, while “the strength of the evidence against him is overwhelming."
The charges were "brought in spite of, not because of, any outside noise made by politicians,” they said in court documents this month.
Hunter was indicted in Delaware after the plea deal broke down following a hearing where a judge who was supposed to approve it instead raised a series of questions.
Persons:
— Hunter Biden, Hunter, Abbe Lowell, Lowell, Donald Trump, Prosecutors, ”, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, Prosecutors, Republicans
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Delaware, Los Angeles