Judge rejects Hunter Biden’s request to dismiss tax charges

A judge overseeing an opposing federal tax lawsuit Hunter Biden denied several motions by the president’s son to dismiss the tax charges against him.

In an 82-page order, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi denied all eight motions filed by Biden’s legal team, which cited various legal arguments to ask the judge to throw out the entire indictment or at least specific counts.

Last year, the president’s son was hit with three felonies and six felonies tax related payments. He pleaded not guilty.

One of the defense offers was reset in a failed arguing that the so-called diversion agreement is still in effect, certain charges will be dropped if the terms are met.

Another motion alleged that prosecutors selectively targeted Biden, and a separate lawsuit alleged that special counsel David Weiss, who led the prosecution, was improperly appointed.

Rejecting the selective prosecution argument, the judge said Biden “failed to draw a reasonable inference, let alone clear evidence of discriminatory effect and discriminatory purpose.”

Scarsi also rejected the argument that statements from congressional Republicans influenced how prosecutors handled the case.

“But politicians take credit for a lot of things they have no authority over and have no influence over,” Scarsi said. “As the attorney admitted in court, just because someone says they influenced the prosecutor’s decision doesn’t mean they did.”

Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell criticized order in a statement Monday night.

“We strongly disagree with the Court’s decision and will continue to vigorously pursue Mr. Biden’s calls for the Special Counsel to lead this investigation and prosecute this case,” he said.

The special prosecutor’s office refused to comment on the decision.

At a hearing last week, Biden’s lawyers asked a judge to dismiss the tax charges, arguing the case was politically motivated. Scarsi said he expects to rule on their motions by April 17.

During the hearing, Lowell argued that “there was nothing routine about how this case was originally investigated.”

So was Biden accused last year on a federal weapons charge related to possession of a firearm while using drugs. The trial is set for June. He pleaded not guilty to these charges.