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Tue Jun 11 2024

Sudiksha Kochi | Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter

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Hey OnPolitics readers! Hunter Biden's conviction in his federal gun trial is not the end of his legal drama.

Biden was found guilty on three counts for lying on a federal screening form, lying to a gun dealer and possessing a firearm while using or addicted to unlawful drugs, USA TODAY's Bart Jansen reported. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.

❓ What other hurdles does Biden still face? Still pending are the 54 year old's sentence, his potential appeal and a Supreme Court case that could overturn the law behind his charges. The president's son − a lawyer, businessman and author − also faces a second federal trial on tax charges set to begin Sept. 5 in Los Angeles.

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👩‍⚖️ Biden expected to appeal gun conviction: A female judge rejected several requests to dismiss the gun charges, but defense lawyer Abbe Lowell has said he would continue pursuing legal challenges. Lowell accused Justice Department special counsel David Weiss of prosecuting Biden vindictively because few people are charged under the law wielded in Biden's case.

❌Appeals panel already rejected using failed plea bargain to dismiss case: The Philadelphia-based 3^rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already rejected one of Lowell's repeated arguments that the failed plea agreement for the president's son that fell through the cracks last year should have prevented his historic gun trial.