Staff Reports
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, is, in an astonishing turn of events, making every effort to restrict the admissibility of evidence that could be used against him in the case involving allegations that he unlawfully purchased a firearm in 2018. Biden's defense team, according to court documents filed on Tuesday, is determined to prevent special counsel David Weiss from using evidence that they describe as having been "improperly gathered."
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The Biden defense intends to petition Judge Maryellen Noreika to impose a prohibition on Weiss's use of the contested evidence, which is an incredibly agile and aggressive move. This action illuminates Biden's determined strategy in countering the allegations leveled against him.
Additionally, Weiss is compelled to provide specific discovery items, and Biden's defense team has filed a series of arguments in support of his prior motions to dismiss the case or, at the very least, to convene a hearing to scrutinize the dismissal arguments.
Particularly targeted by the defense attorneys is evidence that Weiss acquired in December 2023, which is precisely three months subsequent to Biden's indictment on the gun charges. They contend that this evidence, in addition to evidence collected in California for a distinct tax-related indictment, ought to be deemed inadmissible.
The authenticity of the laptop, from which Weiss obtained evidence, has also been contested by the defense team of Biden. They contend that the data contained on the laptop might have been modified prior to its arrival at the possession of the prosecution.
Additionally, according to Weiss, investigators discovered a white powdery substance on the aforementioned firearm, which was subsequently identified as cocaine. Nevertheless, in an effort to undermine this evidence, the defense counsel asserted that it had been "obtained by a scavenger from a public trash can."
Biden's defense team asserts that crucial elements are absent from the prosecutors' production of hundreds of thousands of pages of discovery as outstanding discovery issues. They are demanding that all outstanding exculpatory evidence, expert reports, witness testimony, and grand jury particulars be disclosed immediately.
Moreover, an aspect of Biden's justification for abandoning the case pertains to the assertion that former President Donald Trump exerted undue influence over his Department of Justice deputies to conduct an investigation into Biden while he was in office. The defense team is requesting access to all communications between Trump, former Attorney General Bill Barr, and other DOJ officials during the Trump administration that pertain to Biden.
In light of the protracted legal dispute between the defense team and special counsel Weiss, Judge Noreika is tasked with determining whether to grant or deny Biden's requests. The situation is rapidly intensifying, and the spectacle has only just begun!
