Posted 4/2/2024, 8:55:00 PM
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to tax and firearm charges, judge rejects dismissal bid over claims of political motivation
- Hunter Biden's lawyer Abbe Lowell argued the tax charges against Biden were "selective and vindictive", but the judge ruled against tossing out the charges
- Special counsel David Weiss, a Trump appointee, charged Hunter with a 4-year tax scheme totaling $1.4 million in unpaid taxes, which Hunter has since paid down
- Hunter faces 3 felony and 6 misdemeanor tax charges, as well as 3 charges related to illegal firearm possession
- Lowell accused Weiss of filing the tax charges due to outside pressure from Republicans, violating an earlier plea deal
- Hunter has pleaded not guilty to all charges and trials are slated to start in June in California and Delaware