Hunter Biden Seeks Expedited Tax Evasion Hearing Amid Clash With Gun Trial, Appeal

Hunter Biden told a California judge presiding over his tax evasion case on Tuesday that he wasn’t aware that failing to file a motion to stay pending appeal would be “at his own peril.” Additionally, in asking for an expedited hearing on his motion to stay district court proceedings while he pursues an interlocutory appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. Biden’s lawyers argue that he is not to blame for the resulting overlap with separate proceedings in Delaware, where he faces gun charges. According to a court filing, a scheduling conflict caused by Mr. Biden’s appeals and his upcoming trial in Delaware necessitate an expedited hearing on his motion to stay proceedings in his tax evasion case in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California....