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Hunter Biden’s lawyers tell judge the special counsel will turn tax trial into ‘character assassination’

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri, from the development of Aug 21, 2024

Newest development Aug 22, 2024 · 2 reports‘They want to slime him’: Hunter Biden lawyer attacks prosecutors in tax case

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers accused federal prosecutors Wednesday of trying to turn his upcoming tax evasion trial into a public “character assassination.” At a hearing in Los Angeles, lawyers for President Joe Biden’s son blasted special counsel David Weiss and his team, w…

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    Hunter Biden’s lawyers tell judge the special counsel will turn tax trial into ‘character assassination’

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

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    ‘They want to slime him’: Hunter Biden lawyer attacks prosecutors in tax case

    Headline from The Guardian ·

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Hunter Biden’s lawyers tell judge the special counsel will turn tax trial into ‘character assassination’ (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden’s lawyers accused federal prosecutors Wednesday of trying to turn his upcoming tax evasion trial into a public “character assassination.” At a hearing in Los Angeles, lawyers for President Joe Biden’s son blasted special counsel David Weiss and his team, w…

  2. Local News 8

    Hunter Biden's lawyer accuses prosecutors of trying to smear him with salacious details at tax trial (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Hunter Biden has accused prosecutors of wanting to introduce salacious details about partying and spending by President Joe Biden’s son to smear his character in front of jurors at his upcoming trial on federal tax charges.

  3. The Guardian

    ‘They want to slime him’: Hunter Biden lawyer attacks prosecutors in tax case (opens The Guardian)

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    Mark Geragos says special counsel guilty of ‘character assassination’ by trying to bring salacious details into trial

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Hunter Biden's attorney accuses prosecutors of trying to smear him with salacious details at tax trial (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    An attorney for Hunter Biden accused prosecutors Wednesday of wanting to introduce salacious details about partying and spending by President Joe Biden's son to smear his character in front of jurors at his upcoming trial on federal tax charges.

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