Hunter Biden lawyers seek to subpoena Donald Trump in gun case
by Robert Tait in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6GD7R)
Court papers also reveal subpoena request against William Barr in bid to show investigation subject to undue political interference
Lawyers for Hunter Biden, the son of Joe Biden, have issued subpoena requests against Donald Trump in an effort to show the former US president applied political pressure to high-ranking officials to push for a criminal investigation into his affairs.
The move, revealed in court papers filed on Wednesday, comes as Hunter Biden fights charges of illegal gun ownership in a case that threatens to reach a climax at the height of the 2024 presidential election campaign, in which Joe Biden and Trump are likely to be the two main candidates.
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