Judge Rejects Hunter Biden’s Request to Dismiss Gun Charges

The federal judge presiding over Hunter Biden’s gun charges in Delaware on Friday declined the president’s son’s request to dismiss the indictment. Mr. Biden was charged with knowingly making false statements, including in writing, in connection with acquiring the gun, and he was charged with possession of a gun by a prohibited person. Last December, Mr. Biden submitted several motions to dismiss the charges. The motions argued that a now-defunct plea bargain that fell apart last summer invalidated his gun charges in exchange for a guilty plea on tax misdemeanors. They also argued that special counsel David Weiss was “unlawfully appointed” and yielded to “political pressure” when bringing the case against Mr. Biden and that the gun charges are unconstitutional....