Hunter Biden withdrew his motion for a new trial on July 9 after being convicted last month on federal gun charges and a day after prosecutors claimed that his request for a new trial was based on a misunderstanding of how the U.S. appeals court system works.
On Tuesday, Mr. Biden’s attorneys stated in a court filing with the U.S. District Court in Delaware that he is no longer requesting a new trial.
Mr. Biden filed a motion on June 24 to request a new trial after claiming U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika, the trial judge who oversaw his case, lacked the power to bring the trial because the U.S. Appeals Court for the 3rd Circuit had yet to issue rulings on his appeal of the case….