WASHINGTON (NEWSnet/AP) — Hunter Biden on Monday pressed for a delay in his federal gun case, asking an appeals court to pause the Delaware trial, scheduled to begin in June.

Defense attorneys argued there isn't an urgent need to start the trial on the June 3 date set by a federal judge. They also cite the short time between the Delaware trial and the start of another trial on tax charges in California.

Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days in Delaware. He has acknowledged an addiction to crack cocaine during that period, but his lawyers said he didn’t break the law.

The lawyers are asking the full 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear a bid to dismiss prosecution. It was rejected by a panel that did not rule on the merits of his claims, but said the court doesn’t have jurisdiction to review the matter.

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