Judge to Hear Motion to Dismiss Hunter Biden’s Tax Charges

Mr. Biden is facing nine felony and misdemeanor charges after failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes for three years during a time when he was addicted to drugs.
Judge to Hear Motion to Dismiss Hunter Biden’s Tax Charges
Hunter Biden, left, son of President Joe Biden, arrives with attorney Abbe Lowell at the O'Neill House Office Building for a closed-door deposition in a Republican-led investigation into the Biden family, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 28, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Jill McLaughlin
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A federal judge in Los Angeles on March 27 will hear arguments on a motion to dismiss Hunter Biden’s tax-related charges, following his legal team’s claims prosecutors targeted him because he is the president’s son.

Mr. Biden is facing nine felony and misdemeanor charges after failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes for three years during a time when he was addicted to drugs. He pleaded not guilty to all charges in January.
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