{"id":2342933,"date":"2024-09-18T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-oppose-hunter-bidens-bid-to-delay-sentencing-in-gun-case-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T14:47:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T18:47:12","slug":"prosecutors-oppose-hunter-bidens-bid-to-delay-sentencing-in-gun-case-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-oppose-hunter-bidens-bid-to-delay-sentencing-in-gun-case-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors oppose Hunter Biden\u2019s bid to delay sentencing in gun case &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fprosecutors-oppose-hunter-bidens-bid-to-delay-sentencing-in-gun-case-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342933&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Prosecutors are opposing Hunter Biden&#8217;s request to postpone his sentencing in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lawyers-group-says-new-york-concealed-carry-restrictions-are-racist\/\" title=\"Black Lawyers Group Says New York Concealed Carry Restrictions Are Racist\">gun possession case<\/a>. Special Counsel David Weiss filed \u200da response\u2063 against\u2063 Biden\u2019s motion, which argued for a \u200cdelay \u200ddue to scheduling conflicts with another legal case in California. \u2063Biden \u2063recently\u2064 pleaded guilty\u200b to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-biggest-2023-hunter-biden-revelations-after-year-of-gop-investigations\/\" title=\"Top 4 Hunter Biden revelations from GOP investigations in 2023\">multiple tax charges<\/a> to avoid a trial that might reveal damaging\u2063 testimony regarding his past. He has been convicted of lying on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-slight-recession-might-happen-amid-economy-already-in-recession\/\" title=\"Biden Says &quot;Slight Recession&quot; Might Happen Amid Economy Already in Recession\">gun purchase application<\/a>, and is set \u200dto be sentenced on November 13. Biden\u2019s legal team has asked for\u200d the sentencing to be moved to late November or early\u200c December to prepare adequately. Weiss&#8217;s opposition did not specify\u200d reasons, while Biden\u2019s defense attorney argued that denying the delay could affect Biden&#8217;s right to a fair \u200dsentencing process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Prosecutors oppose Hunter Biden&rsquo;s bid to delay sentencing in gun case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1763055\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-weiss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David Weiss<\/a> opposes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hunter Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s request to delay his sentencing in a case involving illegal gun possession after Biden&rsquo;s attorneys filed a motion on Tuesday seeking to push the hearing back by several weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lawyers for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s son cited scheduling conflicts with his other legal case in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> as the reason for the requested delay, <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ded.82797\/gov.uscourts.ded.82797.266.0_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to an eight-page motion. The first son recently pleaded guilty to nine tax charges to avoid a Golden State trial that would have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3144973\/hunter-biden-pleads-guilty-nine-tax-charges-faces-years-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>dredged up potentially embarrassing testimony from witnesses<\/a>, including his ex-girlfriends, about his behavior at a time when he was addicted to crack cocaine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hunter Biden arrives at federal court on June 3, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden, who was separately convicted in June of lying on a gun purchase application and unlawfully possessing the firearm for 11 days, is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 13. The first son&rsquo;s legal team has asked the Delaware judge to move the sentencing hearing to late November or early December to allow more time to prepare presentencing materials.<\/p>\n<p>However, Weiss, through a response filed by senior assistant special counsel Derek Hines, opposed the delay. No specific reasons were given for the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Defense lawyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2447630\/hunter-biden-attorney-takes-veiled-jab-at-his-former-trump-clients-raising-ethics-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Abbe Lowell<\/a> reasoned that Weiss may believe the first son &ldquo;should have brought the motion sooner,&rdquo; but nonetheless said that denying the request to delay sentencing would &ldquo;jeopardize Mr. Biden&rsquo;s right to a fair sentencing hearing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s motion also argued that postponing the sentencing would accommodate both counsel and those assisting with presentencing tasks. The request points to a pretrial conference for a civil case on Nov. 12 and a Dec. 16 sentencing hearing for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weiss-charges-hunter-biden-with-three-tax-felonies-but-ignores-foreign-influence-peddling-to-protect-joe\/\" title=\"Weiss accuses Hunter Biden of three tax felonies, but overlooks Joe&#039;s involvement in foreign influence-peddling\">federal tax case<\/a>, complicating the availability of his lead trial counsel.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, who was running against the president before his sudden withdrawal from the campaign this summer, was recently granted a delay of his own sentencing hearing, which was initially scheduled for this week. Trump is now slated to be sentenced over his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> hush money conviction on Nov. 26, after the Nov. 5 election between him and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden&rsquo;s gun-related charges carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines, but first-time offenders typically receive less severe sentences. The president has said he will not pardon or commute his son&rsquo;s sentence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1763055\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1763055\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors are against Hunter Biden&#8217;s request to postpone his sentencing in a gun possession case. Special counsel David Weiss has opposed the motion filed by Biden&#8217;s attorneys on Tuesday, which sought to delay the hearing by several weeks due to scheduling conflicts with another legal matter in California. The motion, spanning eight pages, mentioned that Hunter recently pleaded guilty to nine tax charges to avoid a trial that could have revealed potentially damaging testimony from witnesses about his past behavior during his struggle with crack cocaine addiction.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden is set to be sentenced on November 13 after being convicted in June for lying on a gun purchase application and unlawfully possessing a firearm for 11 days. His legal team has asked the Delaware judge for a postponement until late November or early December to allow more time for preparing presentencing materials. However, Weiss, represented by senior assistant special counsel Derek Hines, has opposed this delay without providing specific reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Defense attorney Abbe Lowell suggested that Weiss might think the request should have been made earlier but emphasized that denying the postponement could compromise Hunter Biden\u2019s right to a fair sentencing hearing. The motion also highlighted scheduling conflicts due to an upcoming pretrial conference for another civil case on November 12 and a December 16 sentencing hearing related to federal tax charges.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, former President Donald Trump was recently granted his own delay in sentencing related to hush money payments and is now scheduled for November 26\u2014after the election between him and Vice President Kamala Harris on November 5. Hunter Biden faces up to 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines for his gun-related charges; however, first-time offenders usually receive lighter sentences. President Joe Biden has stated he will not pardon or commute his son&#8217;s sentence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2342934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24163469744961.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32529,32528,5169,12447],"class_list":["post-2342933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gun-case","tag-hunter-biden","tag-prosecutors","tag-sentencing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24163469744961.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}