Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty Thursday in downtown Los Angeles on federal tax charges—one of two criminal cases filed after the collapse of a plea deal that would have averted trial during the 2024 campaign season. Formerly a prominent L.A. based intellectual property attorney, Scarsi was appointed by the federal bench by former President Trump. Guilty or not guilty?”“Not guilty,” Biden said. Contempt charges against Biden were passed in both the House oversight and judiciary committees, with unanimous Republican support and all Democrats opposed. The tax case in L.A. along with a separate criminal case in Delaware—on charges that Biden lied on a federal firearms form when he swore he was not addicted to drugs—were both filed after a plea deal collapsed this summer.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2024 21:07 UTC