Hunter Biden Is Expected to Appeal Conviction on Gun Charges

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Lawyers for Mr. Biden are considering a number of challenges to the guilty verdict, including one based on the Second Amendment.
Hunter Biden is expected to appeal his felony conviction for falsifying a federal firearms application, likely arguing that the judge in the case violated his constitutional rights in her instructions to the jury, according to people in his orbit and legal experts.

Michael S. Weinstein, a former Justice Department prosecutor, said the government would most likely entertain a plea deal as long as it sent a message to other Americans: “You have to pay taxes, whether you’re the president’s son or not.”

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