Hunter Biden has been suspended from practicing law in Washington, D.C., after his federal conviction for lying on a gun application five years ago while abusing drugs.
In a Tuesday order, the District of Columbia Courts of Appeals ruled that Biden’s conviction earlier this month on “serious crimes” should result in an immediate suspension “pending resolution of this matter.” The order added that the “Board of Professional Responsibility is directed to institute a formal proceeding to determine the nature of the offense and whether it involves moral turpitude” to result in his exclusion from the D.C. bar.
Biden, 54, was found guilty earlier this month of knowingly lying on an October 2018 federal firearms application when asked whether he was addicted to drugs. The president’s son on Tuesday filed an official request for a new trial, arguing that his conviction “should be vacated” because the trial started before a circuit court issued a mandate denying his former appeal.
