Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, had his criminal tax trial rescheduled from June 20 to September 5 due to conflicts with another criminal trial in Delaware. This delay was requested by Biden’s legal team, citing overlapping pretrial deadlines with a criminal gun charges trial set for June 3.
Abbe Lowell, Biden’s attorney, argued before U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi in Los Angeles that the concurrent trials created scheduling conflicts. Additionally, Lowell is pursuing two appeals after attempts to dismiss the criminal indictments were rejected.
Hunter Biden, who has pleaded not guilty in both cases, is set to become the first child of a sitting president to face a felony trial. The Department of Justice charged him in December for failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019, during which time he allegedly spent millions on drugs, escorts, and luxury items. If convicted, he faces up to 17 years in prison.
In a separate case, Biden faces three felony charges in Delaware for allegedly lying about his illegal drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018, with potential penalties amounting to 25 years in prison.
These legal battles unfold as President Joe Biden campaigns for re-election against former President Donald Trump, who himself is embroiled in multiple criminal trials, including one concerning hush money payments, with jury deliberations imminent.
The overlapping high-profile trials of both Hunter Biden and Donald Trump add a dramatic layer to the current political landscape as the November 5 election approaches.
