Hunter Biden Trial Set After Court Rejects Bid to Dismiss Gun Charges

A federal court on May 9 turned down an attempt by President Joe Biden’s son to dismiss gun charges filed against him by federal prosecutors, setting him up to go on trial. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that Hunter Biden had not shown that district court orders he appealed were able to be challenged before the court enters its final decisions on the matter. “The defendant’s appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction,” U.S. Circuit Judges Patty Shwartz, Cindy Chung, and David Smith wrote in the ruling. Judge Schwartz is an appointee of former President Barack Obama. Judge Chung was appointed by President Biden. Judge Smith is an appointee of former President George W. Bush....