Lawyers for former President Donald Trump accused the Biden administration of trying to muzzle its main opponent through the proposed special counsel gag order.
Hunter Biden has been the focus of attacks on his father, President Joe Biden, by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, conservative members of Congress and media.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was indicted with his wife last week on federal bribery charges. Fellow Democrat John Fetterman has called on him to resign.
Trump faces 13 criminal counts in the sweeping Georgia case accusing him and 18 others of illegally conspiring to overturn the state's 2020 election result.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said he would not resign amid a bribery case despite calls from a growing number of his fellow Democrats that he do so.