A judge refused Monday to toss out a tax case against Hunter Biden, moving the case closer to the possible spectacle of a trial.
Hunter Biden and is wife Melissa, arrive with President Biden on Air Force One, Friday, March 29, 2024, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. A federal judge denied Hunter Biden’s request to toss out the tax case against him in a decision that could result in a trial against him playing out as his father is trying to win a second term in the upcoming 2024 elections.
The rejection of the bid to throw the charges out means the case will move forward toward a tentative trial date in June. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to nine felony and misdemeanor and tax charges in California. The acknowledgment of the case came after former President Donald Trump tried to make Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings and personal troubles a campaign issue against then-Democratic nominee Joe Biden.The Biden administration decided it would retain Weiss, a Trump appointee and now a special counsel overseeing the case, to oversee the inquiry into the president’s son.
It focused on payments to companies that were connected to the president’s son using a trail of bank record that showed payments from companies in China and Romania.JUNE 20, 2023: PLEA DEAL REACHEDthat would have likely allowed him to avoid jail time.
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