Hunter Biden's tax charges trial postponed until September

A federal judge on Wednesday granted Hunter Biden’s request to delay his trial on tax charges which was scheduled to begin next month in California.

U.S. District Court Judge Mark C. Scarsi granted a motion from Biden's legal team to move the tax trial from its previously scheduled June 20 start date to instead begin on Sept. 5.

Last month, the same judge denied Biden’s bid to dismiss or at least toss out counts from the indictment which includes allegations that he failed to pay taxes, failed to file, evaded an assessment and filed a fraudulent form.

An attorney for the president’s son had argued that his team would not have sufficient time to prepare for trial by June 20 due to Biden standing trial in a separate case on gun charges in Delaware which is scheduled to begin June 3.

The attorney, Abbe Lowell, said he fears Biden's gun case, may go longer than previously anticipated, giving him little to no time to transition to the tax case, arguing, “there’s too much to do.”

Lowell also said Biden's defense team has struggled to obtain defense experts, due to concerns about involvement in a high-profile case. A tax expert who was confirmed, is currently embroiled in a separate trial and needs more time for preparation once his other trial work is finished, Lowell said.

He added that his team also needed more time to prepare Biden for potential testimony.

A prosecutor for special counsel David Weiss' office, Leo Wise, pushed back arguing that a “delay has consequences.”

Wise maintained his team has subpoenaed 30 witnesses, who have arranged their schedules for June. He also took aim at the defense’s claim to have trouble finding experts, arguing, “You can hire an expert to say anything,” Wise said they’re “everywhere