Hunter Biden pleads not guilty on federal gun charges

Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty to three firearms charges during his arraignment in a federal court in Delaware on Tuesday/

WILMINGTON, Del.— Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to three firearms charges during his arraignment in a federal court in Delaware on Tuesday, amid a high-profile legal battle that has pit the president’s son against his Justice Department. 

His attorney, Abbe Lowell, entered the plea on his behalf.

Biden was denied a request to appear by video, with a magistrate judge siding with government prosecutors to say that Biden “should not receive special treatment in this matter.”

Hunter Biden arrived in the courtroom at about 10 a.m. ET. The hearing last less than 30 minutes, with the judge keeping the previous terms of release in place.

The case has placed President Joe Biden’s family in the spotlight ahead of the 2024 presidential election, with scrutiny of Hunter Biden intensifying amid his indictment by a special counsel and the case unfolding against the backdrop of his father’s campaign.