Judge refuses to dismiss federal gun case against Hunter Biden

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The son of President Biden is charged with lying about his drug use on a form to buy a gun in October 2018.

A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun case against Hunter Biden , rejecting the president's son's claim that he is being prosecuted for political purposes as well as other arguments.U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika denied defense efforts to scuttle the prosecution charging Hunter Biden with lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days.

The judge overseeing that case refused to dismiss the charges earlier this month.Biden has pleaded not guilty in both cases. A representative for his legal team didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.The president's son has acknowledged struggling with an addiction to crack cocaine during that period in 2018, but his lawyers have said he didn't break the law and another nonviolent, first-time offender would not have been charged.

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