Hunter Biden Seeks Expedited Tax Evasion Hearing Amid Clash With Gun Trial, Appeal

Mr. Biden’s lawyers argue he is not to blame for an overlap with separate legal proceedings in Delaware.
Hunter Biden Seeks Expedited Tax Evasion Hearing Amid Clash With Gun Trial, Appeal
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden walk to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on March 29, 2024. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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Hunter Biden told a California judge presiding over his tax evasion case on Tuesday that he wasn’t aware that failing to file a motion to stay pending appeal would be “at his own peril.”

Additionally, in asking for an expedited hearing on his motion to stay district court proceedings while he pursues an interlocutory appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. Biden’s lawyers argue that he is not to blame for the resulting overlap with separate proceedings in Delaware, where he faces gun charges.