Hunter Biden lawyers threatened with sanctions for false statements in tax case

Published July 26, 2024 12:00pm ET



Hunter Biden‘s defense attorneys are facing the prospect of sanctions after a judge in California accused them of lying in a court filing about when special counsel David Weiss brought charges against the first son.

Judge Mark Scarsi demanded in an order this week that Abbe Lowell and Mark Geragos, who are leading Biden’s defense team, respond by next Wednesday with an explanation for why they should not be sanctioned for making false statements.

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