The defense team of US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter said that the tax debt case filed against him was politically motivated. This was reported by RIA News Based on the statements of lawyers.
“Under the facts and law, if Hunter had a last name other than Biden, the charges would not have arisen in Delaware and now in California,” the statement said.
Five years ago, special counsel David Weiss filed an “unprecedented and unconstitutional” gun violation lawsuit against the son of an American president under pressure from Republicans for tax evasion, lawyers say. His lawyers say Biden Jr. also paid off his tax debt.
In the latest case, he faces up to 17 years in prison for failing to pay nearly $1.4 million between 2016 and 2020.
Earlier, Washington Times columnist Charles Hurt said in an interview with Fox News compared New accusations have been made against US President Hunter Biden’s son, accusing him of tax evasion due to the “nuclear bomb explosion” against US President Joe Biden’s family.
Previously Biden accused It violates the US Constitution.