Hunter Biden files and quickly withdraws motion for a new trial

Hunter Biden asked a judge for a redo of his federal gun trial, but then quickly withdrew the request without explanation, one week after he was convicted by a jury of three felony offenses.

Hunter Biden asked a judge for a redo of his federal gun trial, but then quickly withdrew the request without explanation, one week after he was convicted by a jury of three felony offenses. His defense attorneys filed the motion seeking a new trial in the morning but then told the court to remove it from the docket, without publicly providing a reason. Biden’s lawyers have not responded to requests for comment. The now-removed court filings argued that there was a technical hiccup with the courts, related to Hunter Biden’s pretrial appeals, that should’ve prevented the trial judge from proceeding to a jury trial in Delaware. This challenge is similar to several of Biden’s previous legal gambits to delay or derail the case, which have all fallen flat in court. “The Court empaneled a jury and proceeded to trial before the Court of Appeals returned jurisdiction to the Court by issuing its mandate. Consequently, the conviction must be vacated here,” Hunter Biden’s lawyers told the trial judge in the Monday filing, which was reviewed by CNN before it was removed from the docket. The apparent request for a new trial comes after Hunter Biden’s historic conviction – the first time the son of a sitting US president went on trial while his father was in the White House. These latest legal maneuvers relate to what’s called a “mandate.” When an appellate court hands down a decision, it notifies the lower court of that decision by issuing a “mandate,” often a couple days or weeks later. This mechanism is typically how the lower court gets back jurisdiction for the case, to proceed with the case as appropriate.