Judge SMACKS DOWN Hunter Biden’s Desperate Plea To Avoid Trial

A federal judge denied Hunter Biden’s last-ditch attempt to stave on a looming trial on tax evasion charges stemming from his involvement in overseas business dealings that became the focus of a GOP investigation into involvement by his father, President Joe Biden.

ABC News reported that the decision by Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi all but ensures the case will go to trial early next month. In a seven-page conclusion, Scarsi wrote that defense attorneys’ arguments failed on factual and procedural grounds as well as Hunter’s past failed attempts to dismiss the case. “As he concedes in his notice of the motion, Mr. Biden plainly seeks reconsideration of issues already decided upon his February motion,” Scarsi wrote, concluding that “there is no valid basis for reconsideration of the court’s [prior] order denying Mr. Biden’s motion to dismiss the indictment.”

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In a glimmer of good news for the embattled first son, the judge determined that Hunter will not face sanctions for actions by his attorneys to seek dismissal on the grounds that special counsel David Weiss brought a politically motivated case. Lead attorney Abbe Lowell later retracted the motion, saying the team had “inartfully” articulated their position. However, Judge Scarsi also issued the defense a warning. “Counsel’s conduct warrants an admonition: candor is paramount,” he wrote on Monday.

The son of President Biden is facing nine misdemeanor charges on his failure to pay $1.4 million in taxes during a period of several years while he lived in California and struggled with addiction. A third party, Kevin Morris, ultimately paid the amount, the outlet previously reported. Without further delay, the trial is set to begin on September 5th. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Ironically, the defense’s request to dismiss the case was based on a Florida judge’s decision to toss the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. In July, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that Biden Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed, a conclusion that Hunter’s attorneys had hoped would apply to Weiss as well. In both cases, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, the president’s chief law enforcement officer, said the DOJ was allowing both men to conduct unimpeded investigations.

However, whistleblowers within the IRS previously came forward stating that the DOJ was prepared to drop all criminal charges against Hunter related to unpaid taxes. Only after Gary Shapley and several other agents close to the investigation came forward did Weiss receive special counsel powers, elevating him from his role as Delaware’s U.S. attorney. During his investigation, Weiss stated that he was stymied by California prosecutors who rebuffed requests to participate in his investigation of Hunter, some of whom had a history of making donations to Vice President Kamala Harris. The trial will now take place without the shadow of President Biden’s reelection campaign, and a long-awaited report on the Biden family’s business dealings by U.S. House committees essentially brings to a close attempts by Republicans to impeach the president before he ended his bid for a second term.

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