Federal judge refuses to postpone Hunter Biden’s June 3 trial in gun case

Wilmington, Delaware CNN — The federal judge overseeing Hunter Biden’s gun case in Delaware refused on Tuesday to delay the June 3 trial date despite pleas from lawyers for the president’s son who said they would not be prepared in time.

“I trust everyone can get done what needs to be done,” US District Judge Maryellen Noreika said during a status conference in Wilmington.

Hunter Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell argued the defense team would not be able to accomplish all that needs to be done in under three weeks. Lowell also pointed to the work needed to prepare for his client’s other trial set for late June in California, where he is facing a federal tax indictment.

“It cannot be done in two weeks, it just cannot,” Lowell said, adding later, “I am pleading with your honor” to allow for more time.

Lowell said he had not agreed to the June 3 date and thought it was only “penciled in.” He suggested either an early September or even mid-July date to allow the defense more time to line up witnesses — who he said were difficult to find because people were “reluctant” to be part of a public case in the current political environment.