Hunter Biden may no longer have a spotlight on him since his father, President Joe Biden, ended his reelection bid, but behind the scenes, the first son is preparing for what could be an ugly trial that shifts unwanted public attention back in his direction.

As the trial in California on Sept. 9 draws closer, Hunter Biden has rearranged his defense team and more broadly scaled back his once-aggressive approach to addressing years’ worth of unfavorable headlines and inquiries from Congress.