Hunter Biden tri­al to move for­ward after judge denies motions to dis­miss tax charges

A judge denied first son Hunter Biden’s motions to dis­miss the tax charges against him, clear­ing the way for his tri­al in June.
Biden had filed eight motions to dis­miss the indict­ment, with some using the rea­son­ing that he was selec­tive­ly pros­e­cut­ed and that spe­cial coun­sel David Weiss was unlaw­ful­ly appoint­ed to his posi­tion. Judge Mark Scar­si heard his argu­ment last week but appeared uncon­vinced.
“There doesn’t seem to be any evi­dence” that pres­sure from Repub­li­cans “influ­enced the pros­e­cu­tors’ deci­sion oth­er than the time­line,” Scar­si said at the hear­ing last week.
Scar­si elab­o­rat­ed on his rea­son­ing in an exten­sive 82-page fil­ing released on Mon­day.
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“The Court con­cludes that Spe­cial Coun­sel Weiss is law­ful­ly fund­ed through the indef­i­nite appro­pri­a­tion, and the Appro­pri­a­tions Clau …