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On the eve of Hunter Biden’s gun trial
On the eve of Hunter Biden’s gun trial, a federal judge has significantly impacted the defense’s strategy by blocking crucial evidence and a key witness. Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, faces charges related to false statements on a federal gun application in 2018, where he allegedly lied about his drug use. The defense had intended to introduce evidence of his efforts at rehabilitation and to call a prominent expert witness to testify on the effects of addiction on judgment. However, the judge ruled that such evidence and testimony would be irrelevant to the core issue of whether Biden knowingly provided false information on the gun application. […]