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Hunter Biden trial on federal gun charges set for June 3

(CNN) — Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will go on trial for gun-related charges on June 3, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

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Holmes Lybrand
, CNN
CNN — (CNN) — Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will go on trial for gun-related charges on June 3, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Special counsel David Weiss brought three gun-related charges against Hunter Biden last year after a plea agreement – which covered the gun case as well as a tax case against him – fell apart during a hearing last summer.

Hunter Biden has been charged with unlawfully purchasing a revolver while using illicit drugs, allegedly lying on federal forms about his drug use when he bought the weapon.

Prosecutors believe their case will last three to four days and Hunter Biden’s attorneys expect their case to potentially go over two days.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, and his lawyers have filed several motions arguing that the case should be thrown out, saying that the original plea agreement with prosecutors is still valid.

The president’s son also faces nine tax-related charges in California over an alleged conspiracy across several years to avoid paying over $1 million in taxes.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

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