With the family falling in status, first son Hunter Biden is once again under a microscope, and the outcome might not be as smooth as he has experienced in the past.

"The Big Guy" and his family are again about to be everyday citizens, and Hunter Biden is staring down the barrel of possibly seeing the repercussions for some of his more nefarious actions, as was evidenced by a federal judge's recent decision.

The judge in question, located in California, has now indicated that he might sanction Hunter Biden’s lawyers, as The Boston Globe reported.

According to the judge, the officers of the court made “false statements” in a court filing where they asked the judge to throw out Hunter Biden's tax case.

Case Details

United States District Judge Mark Scarsi accused the attorneys for the Democratic president's son of "misrepresenting the history" of the case.

The statements in question concerned their assertion that court documents that were submitted the previous week that the investigation did not result in any charges being brought until after the United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, David Weiss, was appointed as the special counsel in March of 2023.

“These statements, however, are not true, and Mr. Biden’s counsel knows they are not true,” wrote Scarsi, who was appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump, a Republican.

Judge's Notes

When the judge charged Hunter Biden with misdemeanor tax crimes as part of a plea arrangement that had failed to materialize the previous year, he made note of the fact that Weiss had not yet been appointed as special counsel with the court.

Scarsi required the attorneys for Hunter Biden to provide an explanation as to why they should not be punished.

In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Attorney Mark Geragos stated that the legal team representing Hunter Biden would react to the judge, but he emphasized that the team had not made any false assertions.

Weiss, in his capacity as United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, did not have the power to file the tax charges in California until after he was appointed as special counsel, according to Geragos.

The Filing

The statement was made by Hunter Biden's attorneys in a court filing that sought to dismiss the case. The case accused the president's son of a scheme to evade paying $1.4 million in taxes and is set to go to trial in September.

Hunter Biden's attorneys cited a judgment from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed a separate prosecution of Trump in Florida. Cannon claimed that special counsel Jack Smith, who filed Trump's charges, was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.

Hunter Biden's attorneys contended that the same reasoning should be applied to his cases, which should lead to the dismissal of his tax case in Los Angeles and a distinct firearm case in Delaware. In the latter case, he was convicted of three felony charges.