Hunter Biden’s Lawyer Says Widened Charges Wouldn’t Be Warranted

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Special counsel appointment thrusts case back into spotlight

Hunter Biden leaving federal court in Wilmington, Delaware on July 26, 2023.Photographer: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg

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By Alicia Diaz

August 13, 2023 at 5:25 PM UTC

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A lawyer for Hunter Biden said he’s committed to avoiding a trial for the US president’s son, whose legal entanglements are set to remain in focus during the 2024 election campaign after his plea deal collapsed.

Going to trial is “not inevitable,” attorney Abbe Lowell said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “We were trying to avoid one all along.”