Hunter Biden’s first criminal sentencing has been postponed by three weeks by a federal judge. It is now scheduled for December 4.
The sentencing of the president’s son was originally scheduled for after the election but due to conflict with Biden’s other current legal matters, his lawyers requested a postponement of the Nov. 13 date.
Court records indicate that special counsel David Weiss objected to the postponement, but U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika granted the motion.
A Delaware jury found Biden guilty in June of three felonies involving firearms, and he now awaits sentencing. He was found guilty of purchasing a revolver while under the influence of drugs, lying about his drug usage on a federal form, and then illegally having the pistol.
This month, Biden was scheduled to go on trial for a second time in California for nine tax-related offenses, but he avoided it by entering a guilty plea prior to the trial’s start.
Biden’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, claimed that scheduling both in December would be more effective due to overlap in the individuals who could testify at the sentencing hearings or submit letters of support. A note on the request stated that some of the individuals are “short of time” since they are employed by the present administration or are involved in a presidential campaign.
