Judge Mark Scarsi appeared skeptical during a hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday as Hunter Biden‘s attorney argued that the first son’s nine tax charges should be dropped.
Scarsi, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, scrutinized attorney Abbe Lowell’s claim that the Department of Justice’s charges against Biden were the result of a Republican pressure campaign, as well as the claim that a defunct plea deal also shielded the first son from charges, according to reports from the courtroom.
Lowell was present at the hearing, as was special counsel David Weiss. Biden waived his appearance and did not attend.
Biden’s attorneys had argued in court filings ahead of the hearing that the tax charges should be dismissed for numerous reasons, including that Weiss’s prosecution was “selective and vindictive” and had been “compromised by politics.”
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