{"id":2337033,"date":"2024-09-05T06:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-selection-begins-in-hunter-biden-criminal-tax-trial-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T06:56:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:56:08","slug":"jury-selection-begins-in-hunter-biden-criminal-tax-trial-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-selection-begins-in-hunter-biden-criminal-tax-trial-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden criminal tax trial &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fjury-selection-begins-in-hunter-biden-criminal-tax-trial-washington-examiner%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=2337033&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>Jury selection for \u200cHunter Biden&#8217;s criminal\u200d tax trial begins in Los Angeles, where he faces nine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-indicted-on-criminal-tax-charges-in-california\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden faces criminal tax charges in California\">tax charges brought<\/a> by special counsel David Weiss. The trial is expected to start with jury selection and may last about a \u200dmonth\u200d unless a plea deal is reached. Biden is accused of failing to pay\u2063 over $1 million in taxes and submitting false returns from 2016 to 2019,\u2062 amid reports of lavish spending from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-will-subpoena-hunter-biden-if-the-gop-retakes-control-of-the-house\/\" title=\"House Republicans Will Subpoena Hunter Biden if the GOP Retakes Control of the House\">international business ventures<\/a>. During jury selection, potential jurors will be asked\u2063 about\u200b their opinions on tax laws, \u200csubstance abuse, and their political biases, given Biden&#8217;s status as the son of President\u2064 Joe Biden. The case is seen as politically sensitive, especially since Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the presidential \u200brace has\u2064 reduced its political implications. Weiss aims to portray Biden as\u200c reckless, while the defense, led by attorney Mark Geragos, intends to highlight Biden&#8217;s struggles with addiction as a mitigating factor in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-released-audio-reportedly-shows-giuliani-pressuring-ukraine-to-announce-a-biden-investigation\/\" title=\"Newly Released Audio Reportedly Shows Giuliani Pressuring Ukraine To Announce A Biden Investigation\">alleged tax violations<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden criminal tax trial<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735596\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hunter Biden<\/a>&nbsp;is set to stand trial on Thursday in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a>, where the first son and his defense team are poised to fight nine tax charges brought by special counsel David Weiss.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The trial is scheduled to begin with jury selection, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/04\/us\/politics\/hunter-biden-tax-trial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;from pretrial hearings indicate that presiding Judge Mark Scarsi expects opening statements to begin Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Prospective jurors from Los Angeles and its surrounding region will report to the federal courthouse and go through phases of answering questions as attorneys and Scarsi work to impanel a bench of 12 jurors, along with alternates, who will decide the first son&rsquo;s fate.<\/p>\n<p>The prospective jurors will answer questions about their feelings on topics that will heavily dominate the trial, including their opinions about tax laws and substance abuse, according to the jury selection questionnaire.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, a recovering alcohol and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-introduce-hunter-act-to-prohibit-federal-spending-on-crack-pipes\/\" title=\"House Republicans Introduce &#039;HUNTER Act&#039; to Prohibit Federal Spending on Crack Pipes\">crack cocaine addict<\/a>, is facing allegations that he failed to pay more than $1 million in taxes and submitted false returns for the 2016 to 2019 tax years, all while spending lavishly using money he made from multimillion-dollar business endeavors abroad in China, Ukraine, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hunter Biden departs from federal court, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Delaware. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The trial could last up to about one month unless the parties reach an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/son-of-a-gun-hunter-biden-to-fight-felony-firearm-charges-in-delaware-trial\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden is set to battle felony firearm charges in Delaware trial\">eleventh-hour plea deal<\/a>, though&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3124249\/hunter-biden-legal-strategy-takes-shape-tax-trial-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">negotiations<\/a>&nbsp;for a plea agreement over the summer appear to have been fruitless.<\/p>\n<p>A lengthy trial featuring President Joe Biden&rsquo;s son and evidence presented by the Biden administration&rsquo;s Justice Department of Hunter Biden&rsquo;s controversial foreign business ventures, unflattering spending habits on pornography and strippers, substance abuse, and other personal troubles was poised to be a politically fraught ordeal that threatened the president&rsquo;s reelection prospects in the final stretch of campaign season. However, Joe Biden dropping out of the race in July largely stripped the trial of its political relevancy.<\/p>\n<p>Still, according to the jury selection questionnaire, prospective jurors will also be asked about their politics, including whether they think Weiss is prosecuting Hunter Biden because he is the president&rsquo;s son and whether they have strong opinions about Joe Biden, good or bad, that would affect their ability to be impartial.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss, who secured a conviction against Hunter Biden in Delaware on three felonies related to a gun purchase, plans to paint the first son as a capable but reckless businessman who knowingly squandered his money away while neglecting his tax obligations, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Hunter Biden&rsquo;s defense team, led by high-powered California attorney Mark Geragos, has indicated that it plans to showcase the first son&rsquo;s battle with addiction and argue he was not in a sound state of mind when the alleged tax violations occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses the government has asked the court to grant immunity to for the trial, including Beau Biden&rsquo;s widow Hallie Biden, signal it will be similar to the gun case. That trial featured Hunter Biden&rsquo;s ex-girlfriends, including Hallie Biden, testifying about his crack addiction and the tribulations of their relationships, mentions of Beau Biden&rsquo;s death from brain cancer, and repeated readings of Hunter Biden&rsquo;s memoir, which reflected on a dark period in his life.<\/p>\n<p>The trial comes after Hunter Biden came close to striking a plea deal with Weiss last summer. However,&nbsp;upon scrutiny from a judge, the deal unraveled.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Republicans blasted the deal as a &ldquo;sweetheart&rdquo; agreement for its mild terms, which involved Hunter Biden pleading guilty to two tax misdemeanors while avoiding one gun felony.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, the first son is staring down nine tax charges, including three felonies, and a mountain of evidence against him ahead of his second criminal trial. If convicted, he could face years in prison, on top of what could be months or longer behind bars because of his gun conviction. His sentencing hearing in the gun case is set for Nov. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden vowed not to pardon his son following the jury returning a guilty verdict in Delaware, but since dropping his reelection bid, the president has not indicated whether his mind has changed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735596\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735596\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jury selection is set to commence for Hunter Biden&#8217;s criminal tax trial on Thursday in Los Angeles. The first son and his legal team are preparing to contest nine tax-related charges filed by special counsel David Weiss. Jury selection will kick off the trial, with reports from pretrial hearings suggesting that Judge Mark Scarsi anticipates opening statements to start on Monday. Potential jurors from Los Angeles and nearby areas will gather at the federal courthouse, where they will answer questions as attorneys and Judge Scarsi work to select a panel of 12 jurors plus alternates who will determine Biden&#8217;s fate. The jury selection questionnaire includes inquiries about jurors&#8217; views on issues central to the case, such as tax laws and substance abuse. Hunter Biden, who is in recovery from alcohol and crack cocaine addiction, faces accusations of failing to pay over $1 million in taxes and submitting false returns for the years 2016 through 2019 while living extravagantly off income from lucrative business ventures abroad in countries like China and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The trial could extend up to a month unless an unexpected plea deal is reached; however, summer negotiations for such an agreement have reportedly been unsuccessful. This lengthy trial involving President Joe Biden\u2019s son could present evidence related to Hunter\u2019s controversial foreign business dealings, extravagant spending habits on adult entertainment, substance abuse issues, and other personal challenges\u2014potentially complicating the president&#8217;s reelection campaign during its final stages. Nevertheless, Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the race in July has diminished the political implications of this trial.<\/p>\n<p>According to the jury selection questionnaire, potential jurors will also be questioned about their political beliefs\u2014specifically whether they think Weiss is prosecuting Hunter due to his familial ties\u2014and whether their opinions about Joe Biden might influence their impartiality during proceedings. Weiss previously secured a conviction against Hunter for three felonies linked to a gun purchase; he intends to portray him as a capable yet reckless businessman who irresponsibly squandered his wealth while neglecting his tax responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter\u2019s defense team led by prominent California attorney Mark Geragos plans to highlight his struggles with addiction as part of their argument that he was not mentally fit when committing alleged tax violations. Witnesses whom prosecutors have sought immunity for include Hallie Biden (Beau Biden\u2019s widow), indicating similarities with previous cases involving testimonies regarding Hunter&#8217;s addiction struggles.<\/p>\n<p>This upcoming trial follows an aborted plea deal last summer that faced judicial scrutiny after being criticized by Republicans as overly lenient\u2014allowing him only minor misdemeanors while avoiding more serious felony charges related to gun possession.<\/p>\n<p>Now facing nine tax charges\u2014including three felonies\u2014and substantial evidence against him ahead of this second criminal proceeding, if convicted he risks significant prison time alongside potential additional sentences stemming from prior convictions related specifically to firearms offenses; sentencing for which is scheduled for November 13th. Although President Joe Biden had pledged not to pardon his son following earlier guilty verdicts in Delaware court proceedings concerning gun-related charges, it remains unclear if he has reconsidered since stepping back from seeking reelection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2337034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24163557416394.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34194,32528,37889,40152,32076],"class_list":["post-2337033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-criminal-trial","tag-hunter-biden","tag-jury-selection","tag-tax-evasion","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24163557416394.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337033","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}