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A federal judge has granted Hunter Biden’s request to delay his tax evasion trial by nearly three months. The decision has caused turmoil for the prosecution, which argued that the defendant had ample time to prepare for trial. The son of President Joe Biden faces nine federal charges related to tax evasion and was originally scheduled to go to trial on June 20. However, the trial date has now been pushed to September 5 after Hunter Biden’s defense team successfully argued for more time to prepare. They cited ongoing unresolved gun charges in Delaware as a reason for needing additional time.
Hunter Biden is set to go to trial on June 3 for the gun charge, which stems from an allegation that he purchased a handgun in 2018 during a period of drug addiction, and then disposed of it in a public trash can. Despite an unsuccessful attempt to delay the gun charge trial, Hunter Biden’s legal team secured a victory with the postponement of the tax evasion trial.
Federal Judge Gives Hunter Biden Exactly What He Wanted in Tax Trial via @WestJournalism https://t.co/nHbZ2PGjrC
Yup. They give Hunter's attorneys 3 months to study the situation.
They gave Trump's attorneys a couple weeks to digest several hundred thousand pages of documents.…
— SherryForTrump2024 (@sharon4DJT) May 24, 2024
The federal prosecutor argued against the delay, stating that the separate cases faced by Hunter Biden are “simple” and estimating that the tax evasion trial would take six days. However, the judge ruled out further delays, affirming that the trial will proceed on September 5. Hunter Biden faces four misdemeanor counts of failure to pay taxes, two misdemeanor counts of failure to file taxes, one felony charge of tax evasion, and two felony charges of filing a false tax return.
Last year, when Hunter Biden was charged, the Justice Department announced that he faced a maximum of 17 years in prison for engaging in a four-year scheme to evade taxes. Hunter Biden has characterized the charges against him as “political.” Additionally, a plea deal on the gun and tax charges fell apart last year after questions were raised about the immunity the president’s son would receive.
In conclusion, the judge’s decision to postpone Hunter Biden’s tax evasion trial has sparked controversy, with the prosecution arguing against the delay. Despite facing multiple federal charges, including tax evasion and failure to pay taxes, Hunter Biden will now have additional time to prepare for his trial, which is scheduled to begin on September 5.
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