Judge rejects Hunter Biden’s bid to dismiss federal tax charges: court docs
New York PostApr 02
Judge Rejects Hunter Biden's Dismissal Request
The Facts
A US District Judge on Monday refused to dismiss Hunter Biden’s request to have his federal tax evasion case dropped. Pres. Joe Biden’s son is accused of failing to pay $1.4M in taxes and could face up to 17 years in prison.
Judge Mark Scarsi sided with special counsel David Weiss' disagreement with Biden's argument that the indictments against him are politically motivated.
The Spin
Republican narrative
Biden may be shocked that he wasn't able to use his privilege to have this case dismissed, but his weak attempt has fallen flat on its face. It's about time Biden is being held accountable for not paying his taxes. But there's still a strong chance the Democrat-sympathizing Justice Department will still do what it can to go easy on the president's son.
Democratic narrative
Whatever crimes or misdemeanors the younger Biden has committed, he's an adult and should have to face the music if found guilty. Republicans' attempts to tie Joe Biden to Hunter's missteps, though, are nothing but hypocritical conspiracy theories from the party backing multi-time-indicted former Pres. Donald Trump for the 2024 election.
Nerd narrative
There's a 15% chance that Joe Biden will be impeached by the US House of Representatives, according to the Metaculus prediction community.