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FilAm ex-assistant DA weighs in on cases vs. Donald Trump, Hunter Biden

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Lenn Almadin-Thornhill | TFC News Georgia

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_m3RIVDavkE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>It was another historic moment in American politics.</p><p>President Joe Biden&#x27;s son Hunter pleaded not guilty to federal gun charges, while former U.S. president Donald Trump appeared in court for the $250 million civil fraud trial against him.</p><p>Trump is seen as the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.</p><p>He is accused along with his eldest sons and organization executives of inflating the value of their assets to secure better loan and insurance terms.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwiwjbe0w96BAxW-plYBHemYAKIQFnoECBMQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/02/23/trump-fraud-trial-opens-in-new-york" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md" jscontroller="M9mgyc" jsname="UWckNb" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/10/02/23/trump-fraud-trial-opens-in-new-york&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiwjbe0w96BAxW-plYBHemYAKIQFnoECBMQAQ">Trump fraud trial opens in New York</a></div><p>Filipino-American Carl Cansino, who previously served as Georgia&#x27;s assistant district attorney, said the case could not only cost Trump a lot of money, but could also lead to the closure of his business in New York.</p><p>&quot;It will hit him where it matters to him the most,&quot; said Cansino, now a defense lawyer. &quot;It’s in the pocketbook because what that will prevent him doing is operating any businesses in the state of New York.&quot;</p><p>Trump&#x27;s advisor Steven Cheung, meanwhile, said he expects the former U.S. leader to stay defiant.</p><p>&quot;He&#x27;s going to take a stand and he&#x27;s going to fight back like he always has,&quot; said Cheung.</p><p>As for Hunter Biden&#x27;s case, Cansino said that had he been a regular citizen, the case would have unlikely made it to the prosecutor&#x27;s office.</p><div><a data-ved="2ahUKEwicscW7w96BAxWysFYBHUCHACkQFnoECBMQAQ" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/09/15/23/bidens-son-hunter-indicted-on-gun-charges" jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md" jscontroller="M9mgyc" jsname="UWckNb" ping="/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/09/15/23/bidens-son-hunter-indicted-on-gun-charges&amp;ved=2ahUKEwicscW7w96BAxWysFYBHUCHACkQFnoECBMQAQ">Biden&#x27;s son Hunter indicted on gun charges</a></div><p>&quot;If I was representing Hunter Biden, unless this thing is purely driven by politics, then he should expect to get probation or reduced sentence cause,&quot; he said. &quot;That&#x27;s what&#x27;s commensurate with other sentencing of the same kind of offense that other people are getting.&quot;</p><p>Cansino added that Biden&#x27;s lawyer should ensure that he will not be treated unfairly &quot;just because of his last name.&quot;</p><p>Hunter Biden&#x27;s legal team has filed a motion to dismiss his case. They believe that the deal they had in July which fell apart should remain in effect.</p><p>He had agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax violations and would avoid punishment on gun charges, if he avoids owning a gun for two years and stops using drugs and alcohol.</p><p>The younger Biden has also publicly discussed his substance abuse, and has never held a position at the White House or in his father&#x27;s campaign. Prior to the charges, he also had no criminal record.</p>

FilAm lawyer Carl Cansino said the Trump's civil fraud case could also lead to the closure of his business in New York.