{"id":2327455,"date":"2024-08-20T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-shuts-down-hunter-bidens-desperate-attempt-to-escape-charges\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T11:43:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:43:30","slug":"federal-judge-shuts-down-hunter-bidens-desperate-attempt-to-escape-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-shuts-down-hunter-bidens-desperate-attempt-to-escape-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Judge Shuts Down Hunter Biden&#8217;s Desperate Attempt to Escape Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-judge-shuts-down-hunter-bidens-desperate-attempt-to-escape-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hunter Biden&#8217;s recent\u2063 attempt to dismiss federal tax charges\u2063 against him \u200chas\u2063 been \u2062rejected by U.S. District Court \u2064Judge Mark \u2062Scarsi. The judge ruled that Hunter&#8217;s claims regarding the legitimacy of special prosecutor David Weiss&#8217;s appointment were unfounded, noting that similar motions had been previously denied. He stated that\u200c Hunter was seeking a \u200cre-evaluation of issues already decided and emphasized that the motion was filed after a designated deadline for such filings.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter \u2062Biden attempted to argue his \u200dcase referencing a Supreme \u200dCourt opinion on presidential\u200b immunity as well as a \u2064ruling in a \u200cseparate\u200c case involving former\u2062 President Trump. However, Judge\u2064 Scarsi dismissed these arguments, highlighting that they are not binding \u200bprecedents. Although Hunter&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-walks-back-on-mileage-tax-to-pay-for-infrastructure-bill\/\" title=\"Biden admin. walks back on mileage tax to pay for infrastructure bill\">tax trial<\/a> is scheduled to start on September 5, 2023, \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-presidents-son-pleads-not-guilty-after-judge-blows-up-plea-agreement\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden pleads &#039;not guilty&#039; as judge rejects plea agreement.\">judge expressed frustration<\/a> over the lack of honesty from Hunter&#8217;s legal team\u200c in their filings but chose not to impose penalties this time. He underscored the \u200bimportance of \u200bcandor in future proceedings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Hunter Biden&rsquo;s latest effort to have his federal tax charges dismissed has crashed and burned.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Court Judge Mark Scarsi issued an order Monday rejecting Hunter Biden&rsquo;s claim that special prosecutor David Weiss could not be legally appointed and that Congress did approve funding for Weiss, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/judge-hunter-biden-tax-charges-special-counsel-david-weiss-rcna167293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fourth-defendant-calls-for-fani-willis-to-be-disqualified-in-trump-rico-case\/\" title=\"Fourth defendant requests disqualification of Fani Willis in Trump RICO case\">filed similar motions<\/a> in the past that were denied by Scarsi, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As he concedes in his notice of the motion, Mr. Biden plainly seeks reconsideration of issues already decided upon his February motion,&rdquo; Scarsi <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cacd.907806\/gov.uscourts.cacd.907806.203.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in his order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Court declines to reach the merits of the motion because there is no valid basis for reconsideration of the Court&rsquo;s order denying Mr. Biden&rsquo;s motion to dismiss the indictment,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Scarsi said the motion came well after the Feb. 20 deadline he imposed on such filings.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Court specifically indicated that this was the deadline for motions on issues the parties at that time intended to raise,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden had sought to leverage an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on the subject of presidential immunity and a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon in the classified documents case against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The judge swept the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/special-counsel-unleashes-devastating-evidence-regarding-hunter-biden-foreign-official-new-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argument<\/a> aside.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Neither Justice Thomas&rsquo;s opinion nor Judge Cannon&rsquo;s order is binding precedent,&rdquo; Scarsi wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-attends-hunter-bidens-gun-trial-as-president-keeps-his-distance\/\" title=\"Jill Biden attends Hunter Biden&#039;s gun trial while president remains aloof\">federal tax trial<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-tries-new-tactic-get-gun-conviction-overturned-faces-25-years-prison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scheduled to begin<\/a> on Sept. 5, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/judge-rejects-latest-attempt-hunter-biden-dismiss-tax\/story?id=112963074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scarsi&rsquo;s order on Monday ended some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-federal-judge-threatens-hunter-bidens-legal-team-false-statements-mr-bidens-counsel-knows-not-true\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharply worded conflict<\/a> with Hunter Biden&rsquo;s attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>A Hunter Biden filing claimed Weiss &ldquo;brought no charges&rdquo; against Hunter Biden while Weiss was the U.S. Attorney for Delaware, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/25\/politics\/hunter-biden-lawyers-tax-indictment\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clz12iliy00023d5vbov7lsz7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">&ldquo;These statements, however, are not true, and Mr. Biden&rsquo;s counsel knows they are not true,&rdquo; Scarsi wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss filed tax charges against Hunter Biden that were scheduled to be dealt with in a 2023 plea agreement that fell apart.<\/p>\n<p>In his Monday order, Scarsi said he had been irked by the Biden team&rsquo;s &ldquo;lack of candor&rdquo; in the filing.<\/p>\n<p>Although he said the Biden team&rsquo;s efforts to wriggle out of any punishment &ldquo;lack any rhetorical sense,&rdquo; the order said he would not punish the attorneys involved.<\/p>\n<p>However, Scarsi warned Biden&rsquo;s attorneys that going forward &ldquo;candor is paramount.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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U.S. District Court Judge Mark Scarsi issued an order on Monday dismissing Hunter Biden&#8217;s argument that special prosecutor David Weiss was not legally appointed and that Congress had not approved funding for him, as reported by NBC. Hunter Biden had previously submitted similar motions, all of which were denied by Scarsi, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump. In his order, Scarsi noted, &#8220;As he concedes in his notice of the motion, Mr. Biden plainly seeks reconsideration of issues already decided upon his February motion.&#8221; He further stated that there was no valid reason to reconsider the court\u2019s previous ruling denying Hunter Biden\u2019s motion to dismiss the indictment.<\/p>\n<p>Scarsi pointed out that this latest motion was submitted well past the February 20 deadline he had set for such filings: &#8220;The Court specifically indicated that this was the deadline for motions on issues the parties at that time intended to raise,&#8221; he wrote. Hunter Biden attempted to reference an opinion from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas regarding presidential immunity and a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon in a classified documents case involving Trump; however, Scarsi dismissed these arguments as irrelevant since they are not binding precedents.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden&#8217;s federal tax trial is set to begin on September 5, according to ABC News. The judge&#8217;s order also highlighted some contentious exchanges with Hunter Biden\u2019s legal team; at one point, a filing claimed Weiss &#8220;brought no charges&#8221; against him while serving as U.S. Attorney for Delaware\u2014a statement Scarsi labeled false and known to be untrue by Biden\u2019s counsel.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss did file tax charges against Hunter Biden related to a plea agreement in 2023 that ultimately fell through. In Monday&#8217;s order, Scarsi expressed frustration over what he described as the lack of honesty from the Biden team in their filings but chose not to impose penalties on their attorneys this time around\u2014though he emphasized that future submissions must maintain transparency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2327456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hunter-Biden.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33740,33310,33791,32528,33211],"class_list":["post-2327455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-court-ruling","tag-criminal-charges","tag-federal-judge","tag-hunter-biden","tag-legal-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Hunter-Biden.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327455\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}