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☆ Hunter Biden will seek to dismiss federal indictment against him
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Gary Grumbach | Rebecca Shabad | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, July 26, 2023. Hunter Biden will seek to dismiss the federal indictment against him that included three charges he was arraigned on earlier this week, according to a new court filing. "He will seek to dismiss the Indictment against him pursuant to the immunity provisions of that Agreement," Lowell said. But the deal collapsed in federal court on the day of his arraignment in July and he wound up pleading not guilty on the tax charges. Hunter Biden was indicted in mid-September on three federal gun charges.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Abbe Lowell, Hunter, Lowell, Biden, David Weiss Organizations: U.S, Attorney, Trump Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Delaware

But then two days beforehand Musk raised "several spurious objections" and told the SEC he would not appear, the SEC said. According to the filing, Musk has given the SEC documents relating to the probe and has previously provided testimony in July last year via video conference. "The SEC has already taken Mr. Musk's testimony multiple times in this misguided investigation - enough is enough," said a statement from Alex Spiro, an attorney for Musk. Musk acquired Twitter after initially building a large minority stake in the social media platform, which he first disclosed in April 2022. Faced with a trial that sought to compel him to complete the deal, Musk closed his acquisition of Twitter in late October 2022.

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☆ Bidens’ dog, Commander, involved in more White House biting incidents than previously reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

CNN —President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden’s 2-year-old German shepherd, Commander, has been involved in more biting incidents than previously reported at the White House, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The White House has also declined to answer CNN’s inquiry on a specific number of biting incidents involving Commander. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesCommander becoming ‘a serious issue’ at the White HouseThe White House has largely downplayed the cacophony of media reports and analysis following CNN’s reporting on last week’s incident, pointing reporters to previous statements on the stressful environment at the White House. @POTUS/TwitterA hard adjustment to White House lifeBringing Champ and Major to the White House was an adjustment, Jill Biden told Kelly Clarkson during a 2021 appearance on her talk show. Local DC laws “are not applicable on federal properties, including White House grounds,” a DC Council official said.

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President Joe Biden departs the White House on September 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden's public schedule was clear Tuesday as his son Hunter Biden was in a Delaware courtroom pleading not guilty to federal gun charges. President Biden was kept abreast of the developments by his lawyers in between policy meetings with advisers. Hunter Biden hasn't been seen publicly at the White House in several months, but he is known to speak on a near-daily basis with his father. When Hunter Biden was indicted in September, the president was preparing for what the White House billed as a "major" economic address.

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☆ Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges in Delaware federal court
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, walks outside on the day of his appearance in a federal court on gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 3, 2023. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Delaware federal court to criminal charges related to having a handgun while being a drug user. Hunter Biden, 53, was indicted last month on three firearms counts. But Lowell argued that the agreement remains in effect, and that Biden is legally barred from being indicted on the gun charges as a result. In addition to the gun case, Biden also is charged with two counts of failure to pay federal income taxes.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Hunter Biden, Burke, Abbe Lowell, Christopher Burke, Joe Biden, Lowell, Biden, Trump, MAGA, Mr Organizations: Prosecutors, Justice Department, US Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Delaware

[1/5] U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, walks to appear in a federal court on gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., October 3, 2023. Biden wore a dark suit and tie during his appearance at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, which lasted 25 minutes. Six men wearing earpieces who appeared to be Secret Service agents sat near Hunter Biden during the court proceedings and escorted him out of the courtroom through a side door. Burke said Hunter Biden submitted to tests for illegal drug use multiple times recently and had tested negative. Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware; Editing by Andy Sullivan, Scott Malone and Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Mexico and China are the primary sources for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the U.S., according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, which is tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking. And last year a group of Republican attorneys general asked the president to declare fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction. The U.S. has taken a slew of actions to stem the tide of fentanyl coming into the country. And state lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl. It would also impose reporting requirements and enable the president to confiscate sanctioned property of fentanyl traffickers to use for law enforcement efforts.

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Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. The indictment was secured in September by Special Counsel David Weiss after a plea agreement between Hunter Biden and prosecutors collapsed in August. Many Republican lawmakers who have relentlessly criticized Hunter Biden lauded the Bruen decision. Cases now being litigated will help determine how far the Bruen ruling lets courts go in invalidating gun laws. Even if Hunter Biden gets the possession charge dismissed, there is still the matter of the two counts accusing him of false statements on the background check form.

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Again, Republicans have not produced evidence that Joe Biden got paid in any of these arrangements. Jim Jordan falsely claims Hunter Biden said he was unqualified for Burisma boardRepublican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio repeated a false claim about Hunter Biden that CNN debunked when Jordan made the same claim last week. “We learned yesterday, in the search warrant…examining Hunter Biden electronic communications, they weren’t allowed to ask about Political Figure 1,” Jordan said. Facts First: Mace’s claim is false; we do not “already know” that Joe Biden took any bribe. Burchett on Hunter Biden’s taxesRep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, falsely claimed that Hunter Biden never paid taxes on his foreign income.

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☆ Biden's son Hunter sues Giuliani, lawyer over alleged data breach
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, sued Rudy Giuliani and Giuliani's former lawyer Robert Costello, accusing the pair of violating his privacy over data allegedly taken from his laptop, court documents filed on Tuesday showed. Republicans have focused on Hunter Biden as President Joe Biden, a Democrat, seeks re-election next year. Representatives for Giuliani and Costello could not immediately be reached for comment on the lawsuit. Earlier this month, Costello and his law firm separately sued Giuliani over more than $1.3 million in unpaid legal fees.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden's, Rudy Giuliani, Robert Costello, Biden, Giuliani, Donald Trump, Costello, Trump, Jonathan Stempel, Susan Heavey, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, White House, Trump, U.S . Internal Revenue Service, Republicans, Democrat, Democratic, Plaintiff, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Los Angeles, Delaware

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden sued Rudy Giuliani and another attorney Tuesday, saying the two wrongly accessed and shared his personal data after obtaining it from the owner of a Delaware computer repair shop. The suit filed in California also claims Biden’s data was “manipulated, altered and damaged” before it was sent to Giuliani and Costello, and has been further altered since then. House Republicans, meanwhile, have continued to investigate every aspect of Hunter Biden's business dealings and sought to tie them to his father, the president, as part of an impeachment inquiry. Hunter Biden, meanwhile, after remaining silent as the images are splayed across the country, has changed his tactic, and his allies have signaled there's more to come. Giuliani provided the information to a reporter at the New York Post, which first wrote about the laptop, Biden's attorney said in a letter pushing for a federal investigation.

Persons: — Hunter Biden, Rudy Giuliani, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Giuliani, Robert Costello, Costello, Ted Goodman, Hunter, ”, Biden doesn’t, he's, Trump, Biden, Eric Tucker Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, Giuliani, New, New York City, Associated Press, Department, Trump, House Republicans, New York Post Locations: Delaware, California, New York, Wilmington

☆ Hunter Biden sues former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani over infamous laptop
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hunter Biden on Tuesday sued former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his companies, and another attorney over alleged violations of computer fraud and data access related to a laptop computer Biden is said to have left at a Delaware repair shop. "They also are among those who have been primarily responsible for the 'total annihilation' of Plaintiff's data." Giuliani delivered information allegedly gleaned from Biden's laptop to The New York Post, a right-wing newspaper, in October 2020, a month before the election between Trump and Joe Biden. The Post then published a story based on that data, which suggested that President Biden may have attended a meeting with a representative of a Ukrainian company that employed Hunter. The suit also says Biden's data was "manipulated, altered and damaged" before it was copied and sent to Giuliani and Costello.

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(AP) — The 3-year-old son of a firefighter was struck and killed in Delaware over the weekend shortly before a memorial walk was to begin to honor three firefighters killed in an a blaze seven years ago, authorities said. The Wilmington fire chief's office said a group of off-duty Wilmington firefighters, family members and friends were gathering just before 10 a.m. Sunday for the walk to honor three city firefighters killed in the line of duty at a structure fire on the same day in 2016. Matthew Marsella said in a statement that the child, the son of an off-duty firefighter, was struck by a vehicle driven by another off-duty firefighter trying to park to take part in the memorial event. The boy was taken to Wilmington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Beatriz Fana-Ruiz, accused of having set fire to the basement of the home, pleaded guilty in 2019 to second-degree murder, arson and assault.

Persons: Matthew Marsella, Wilmington Mayor Michael Purzycki, “, ”, Christopher Leach, Jerry Fickes, Ardythe Hope, Beatriz Fana, Ruiz Organizations: Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington Mayor, Wilmington Fire Locations: WILMINGTON, Del, Delaware, Wilmington, Canby, Dominican Republic

☆ DOJ says Hunter Biden prosecutor David Weiss can testify to House Judiciary Committee in 'near term'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. Attorney David Weiss speaks during a press conference on May 3, 2018, at his district office in Wilmington, Del. The Department of Justice said that David Weiss — the special counsel prosecuting Hunter Biden — in the "near term" will be able to testify to the House Judiciary Committee as part of its own probe of the son of President Joe Biden. But the DOJ in a letter Friday to the House panel did not commit to making Weiss available by mid-October, as committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has asked. And it is not clear when Weiss will be allowed to appear by the DOJ. "However, any additional testimony and documents shared at this early juncture must continue to be appropriately limited to protect the ongoing matter and important confidentiality interests."

Persons: David Weiss, David Weiss —, Hunter Biden —, Joe Biden, Weiss, Jim Jordan, Biden, Carlos Uriarte, Uriarte Organizations: The, Justice, DOJ, Department Locations: Wilmington, Del, Ohio

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife Nadine Arslanian arrive for a state dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2022. A lawyer for Arslanian, who also goes by Nadine Menendez, said she denied wrongdoing and would "vigorously defend" against the allegations in court. Arslanian, 56, reportedly met Menendez, 69, at an IHOP pancake restaurant, which the senator has praised as a favorite dining spot. Soon after she met Menendez, Arslanian worked with businessman Wael Hana to introduce the senator, the powerful chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, to Egyptian officials, the indictment said. She then forwarded it to Egyptian officials, according to the indictment.

Persons: Bob Menendez, Nadine Arslanian, Emmanuel Macron, Amanda Andrade, Rhoades, Menendez, Arslanian, Nadine Menendez, Wael Hana, Hana, Tom Hals, Luc Cohen, Daniel Wallis Organizations: White, REUTERS, U.S ., Foreign Relations, U.S . State Department, U.S, Embassy, Strategic, Business, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, New Jersey, COVID, India, Cairo, Egypt, Englewood Cliffs , New Jersey, Wilmington , Delaware, New York

☆ Senator Menendez's Wife of Three Years at Center of Bribery Allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

A lawyer for Arslanian, who also goes by Nadine Menendez, said she denied wrongdoing and would "vigorously defend" against the allegations in court. Arslanian, 56, reportedly met Menendez, 69, at an IHOP pancake restaurant, which the senator has praised as a favorite dining spot. Soon after she met Menendez, Arslanian worked with businessman Wael Hana to introduce the senator, the powerful chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, to Egyptian officials, the indictment said. In May of that year, Menendez sought sensitive information from the U.S. State Department regarding personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, and texted it to Arslanian. She then forwarded it to Egyptian officials, according to the indictment.

Persons: Tom Hals, Luc Cohen, Bob Menendez, Nadine Arslanian, Menendez, Arslanian, Nadine Menendez, Wael Hana, Hana, Daniel Wallis Organizations: U.S ., Foreign Relations, U.S . State Department, U.S, Embassy, Strategic, Business Locations: New Jersey, COVID, India, Cairo, Egypt, Englewood Cliffs , New Jersey, Wilmington , Delaware, New York

CNN —Millions of American homeowners could see insurance rates surge in the coming years in part due to worsening climate disasters, new data shows. It’s another alarming sign for the future of America’s homeowners’ insurance market. “We’re still kind of at the forefront of the insurance industry pricing in climate risk into the real estate market,” Porter told CNN. Premiums are at risk of surging to a lesser extent in cities across the country, First Street data shows. “I know where the places are where people are dropping their insurance — it’s Florida, Louisiana, California and Colorado,” Bach told CNN.

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David Minkin, an attorney for Maui County, told Reuters that only a small portion, if any, of its land was involved in the blaze. Wildfire victims have struggled over the years to hold landowners liable, even for fires ignited on their property. Rick Linkert, a California attorney who specializes in defending wildfire cases, said it may not be easy for Wells' legal team to show negligence. They would have to demonstrate there was an accepted standard for managing grasslands and that the landowners ignored it, he said. Maui County has filed its own lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, which it blames for the fire.

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☆ Judge denies Hunter Biden video court hearing on gun charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden (R), leaves the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26, 2023. A federal judge Wednesday denied a request by Hunter Biden to have his first court appearance on felony firearm charges be conducted via video. Judge Christopher Burke ordered Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, to appear in U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware, in person for that hearing on Tuesday. The lawyer, Abbe Lowell, told the judge that Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to the charges during his appearance, "and there is no reason why he cannot utter those two words by video conference." Weiss replied that that argument was not enough to justify a virtual appearance.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Caleb Boggs, Christopher Burke, Biden, Burke, Hunter, David Weiss, Weiss, Abbe Lowell, Lowell Organizations: Department of Justice Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Wilmington

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will appear in a federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sept. 16 to face gun charges, a judge ordered on Wednesday. Hunter Biden, 53, was indicted last week for allegedly lying on a form to acquire a handgun in 2018 and for being an illegal drug user in possession of the gun. Hunter Biden sought to avoid traveling to Delaware to appear for the hearing in person, arguing it would pose logistical challenges, but U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected his request to appear by video. Reporting by Andrew Goudsward in Washington and Dan Whitcomb in Los Angeles; editing by Rami Ayyub and Scott MaloneOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden's, Maryellen Noreika, Andrew Goudsward, Dan Whitcomb, Rami Ayyub, Scott Malone Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, District, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Delaware, Washington, Los Angeles

The lawyers want a judge to approve $229 million in fees, or $10,690 an hour, according to a Sept. 8 filing in Delaware's Court of Chancery. The legal fee and the settlement must be approved by a Delaware judge at a hearing scheduled for October. The Telsa directors have not objected to the fee request but are expected to do so, according to a court filing by the plaintiffs' lawyers. In 2012, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed a $304 million fee in a Southern Copper shareholder lawsuit involving $2 billion of damages. The Delaware Court of Chancery judge overseeing the Tesla case, Kathaleen McCormick, has scheduled a hearing on Oct. 13 to approve the settlement and the fee.

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Hunter Biden will plead not guilty during his initial court appearance for three federal felony gun charges, his attorney said Tuesday as he denied that the son of President Joe Biden is asking for "special treatment" at his first court appearance in the case. Hunter's lawyer Abbe Lowell revealed that planned plea as he asked a judge to hold the court appearance by video conference instead of in person at U.S. District Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The court appearance has not yet been scheduled. Lowell wrote in Tuesday's letter that Biden was "not seeking any special treatment" by requesting the video conference for his first appearance in court on the charges. Lowell's letter called prosecutors' opposition "puzzling," arguing that he was making a "common-sense request in seeking a video appearance.

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☆ Hunter Biden to Plead Not Guilty to Gun Charges, His Lawyer Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Glenn Thrush | More About Glenn Thrush | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hunter Biden plans to plead not guilty to three federal gun charges during an initial court appearance and is requesting to hold the hearing by videoconference instead of appearing in federal court in Wilmington, Del., his lawyer said in a filing on Tuesday. Mr. Biden, 53, was indicted last week by David C. Weiss, the special counsel overseeing the case, on two charges that he lied about his drug use to purchase a handgun in 2018 and on one charge of illegally possessing the weapon, which he had for less than two weeks. The not-guilty plea was expected. The decision to file criminal charges against Mr. Biden, the president’s troubled younger son, came after the collapse of a plea deal in July that would have resolved the long-running investigation without him serving prison time. Biden also will enter a plea of not guilty, and there is no reason why he cannot utter those two words by videoconference,” Abbe Lowell, Mr. Biden’s lawyer, wrote in a two-page letter to Judge Christopher J. Burke.

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Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs federal court after a plea hearing on two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to pay income taxes in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, will plead not guilty to federal gun charges, his attorney said in a court filing on Tuesday. Hunter Biden and prosecutors earlier had reached a plea deal over tax and gun charges, but it collapsed. CONTEXT* An indictment was filed on Thursday in the court with three criminal counts related to gun possession. * Hunter Biden has worked as a lobbyist, lawyer, investment banker and artist and has publicly detailed his struggles with substance abuse.

Persons: Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, Kanishka Singh, Rami Ayyub, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Republicans, Republican, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, U.S, Ukraine, China, Washington

☆ Hunter Biden tells court he plans to plead not guilty to gun charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, plans to plead not guilty to federal gun charges, he said in a court filing Tuesday. He is also asking for his initial court appearance to be held remotely. In a letter to Magistrate Judge Christopher Burke, attorney Abbe Lowell said Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to the three felony gun charges relating his possession of a revolver in 2018 whether the appearance is held over video or in person. Hunter Biden was previously fingerprinted and had his mug shot taken when he was in court in July when his plea deal collapsed. Because it was in federal court, the photo was not made public.

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