A federal judge in California is weighing sanctions on Hunter Biden’s attorneys for making false statements about when special counsel David Weiss brought charges against him.
Judge Mark Scarsi ordered Biden’s attorneys on Wednesday to give him an explanation for why he should not sanction them for falsely claiming Weiss never brought charges against Hunter Biden until he became special counsel. Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for Delaware, and his team are prosecuting Hunter Biden in California on tax-evasion charges and secured a conviction against him last month for three federal gun charges in Delaware.
“The Court orders Mr. Biden’s counsel to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed for making false statements in the motion,” Scarsi said.
Hunter Biden’s lawyers filed motions in California and Delaware last week requesting all the charges against their client be dismissed, based on Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling in the classified-documents case against former president Donald Trump, which found special counsel Jack Smith to be unconstitutionally appointed.
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