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Judge Ends All Proceedings in Hunter Biden’s Gun Case Following Pardon — But Won’t Wipe His Record Clean

The judge has yet to dismiss the indictment against the first son, which is what his lawyers asked for in his California gun case on Monday.

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Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, and his current wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, on June 6, 2024 at Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Biden is carrying his addiction memoir, 'Beautiful Things,' which the prosecution used against him. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

The judge who presided over Hunter Biden’s trial for illegally purchasing a firearm while addicted to crack cocaine has terminated all further proceedings in the first son’s case following the pardon from President Biden. But she declined to dismiss his indictment altogether.  

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MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Mr. Rice, based in the nation's capital, covers current events in politics.

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