Hunter Biden’s tax trial in California is set to start the jury selection this Thursday, but to this day, the case has mostly disappeared from the political scene ever since the President Joe Biden pulled out from the race for 2024 in July. The level of risk is still very high as far as any future prospects from Biden are concerned, since it will probably include serving a long prison term.
Background on the charges
54 year old Hunter Biden has had turbulent moments that included tax evasion counts, tax abandonment and tax perjury. This trial, though, comes on the heels of a collapsed plea bargain arrangement last year that would have kept a guilty Hunter Biden out of prison. David C. Weiss, who prosecuted Biden two years ago over a gun-related offense and secured a conviction, is now trying to obtain a second one by branding Biden a “tax cheat”.
Plea deal particularities
Plea deal is unlikely especially due to Biden’s readiness to cooperate with the prosecutor. Weiss’s team, including Leo J. Wise and Derek Hines, seems to be on the course of preparing for a demanding trial rather than one which propels a favorable settlement. Defense counsel Mark J. Geragos has spoken up and said that Weiss’s team has its sights set on character assassination of Hunter.
Political and personal consequences
At first, House Republicans thought that legal problems concerning Biden would damage his father’s image, but their attempts to associate Hunter’s legal issues with President Biden have not borne fruit. The California proceedings are projected to take more than five working days and will center around F. Biden’s wealth, among other things, his relationships and leisure activities, and his business practices overseas. In the earlier firearms trial, Weiss drew on evidence of Biden’s former associates to illustrate the difficulties that Biden encountered personally.
Defense and prosecution arguments
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Next steps
No matter the outcome of the trial, it is clear that jury duty is going to be a great stress for the side of the Biden family. As Joe Biden has made clear, he will not issue a pardon to his son, but people still wonder whether this position will hold after the Presidential elections in 2024.
The broader impact
The breakdown of a prior immunity agreement, along with Weiss’s appointment as special counsel, has provided the prelude for this case, which continues to woo legal and political pundits in equal measure. Once the selection of jurors begins, attention will be directed towards how it shall end in terms of prosecution and to what effect this shall have on the future of the Biden family.
