Prosecutors say Hunter Biden invented a conspiracy theory in effort to dismiss tax charges
Attorneys for Hunter Biden had urged a judge to dismiss the nine tax-related charges against him, arguing political pressure played a role in his prosecution.
Federal prosecutors on Friday filed their opposition to efforts by Hunter Biden’s attorneys to dismiss tax-related charges filed against the president’s son last year.
Lawyers from special counsel David Weiss’ office forcefully rejected Biden’s assertion that the case against him was politically motivated and that prosecutors sought to appease congressional Republicans in bringing additional charges after a plea deal fell apart last year.
“The defendant concocts a conspiracy theory that the prosecution has ‘upped the ante’ to appease politicians who have absolutely nothing to do with the prosecution and are not even members of the current Executive Branch,” prosecutors wrote.
The filing came in a series of documents filed in federal court in California, with Weiss’ team hitting back at various motions to dismiss the indictment.
In response to Biden’s arguments that the additional charges came amid pressure from Republicans on Capitol Hill, Weiss’ team said that prosecutors had signed proposed agreements for Biden’s plea “weeks after politicians had railed against them,” and highlighted the prosecution’s actions urging the court to accept the proposed agreements.
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