ainsley: the president s son indicted on nine tax related charges three of them felonies brought by special counsel david weiss. the defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts, girlfriend, luxury hotels and rental properties. exotic cars and clothing and other items of personal nature. everything but his taxes. brian: accused of paying $1.4 million in taxes over a four year period. latest indictment could mean big trouble for the biden campaign. it s got to be a nuclear bomb going off for the president biden family. it s got to be for a politician gearing up for re-election. brian: you would think. hunter fairs up to 17 years in prison on these charges. ainsley: bring in francey hakes a federal former prosecutor. thank you so much for waking up this early with us, francey. the president has vowed to crack down on this type of thing on people who cheat their taxes. look at his own child he is the poster child for this. what is your reaction? my first reaction,
millimeter mortar rounds landed inside the u.s. embassy compound in baghdad. gillian: iran-backed forces hit 75 times in the last two months. we will bring you developments as they come in. my son has done nothing wrong. i trust him, i have faith in him. my son did nothing wrong. i did nothing wrong. did not do a single thing wrong as everybody has investigated. one single bit of evidence, not one little tiny bit to say anything done was wrong. john: well, president biden has defended his son for years, but now new legal trouble has emerged for hunter biden. nine federal charges for alleged tax crimes. good friday afternoon to you, i m john roberts. nice to spend it with you. gillian: you as well, john. gillian turner in for sandra. this is america reports . three of the nine charges are felonies that carry up to 17 years in prison if convicted. according to the indictment filed in california by special counsel david weiss, hunter failed to pay nearly $1.5 million in
yesterday. the former federal prosecutor andy mccarthy is standing by. congressman fallon first we re going to davidspunt at the courthouse and come back to you gentlemen. david, hi. hi, martha. he left washington d.c. and got on a plane to los angeles. he s in the federal courthouse behind my here. the hearing begins in a few minutes. we know he s going to be in the courtroom with his attorney, abbe lowell. these are nine charges, federal charges, three are felonies. hunter biden was indicted by david weiss last month for failure to pay originally more than 1.4 million in taxes. he paid them back with the help of a friend. david weiss says hunter biden had plenty of money to pay these taxes. he just chose to use them on an extravagant lifestyle, that includes more than 1.6 in atm withdrawals, $683,000 for payments to various women.
expect to happen today? david: john, we expect it to be an initial appearance and likely arraignment but things with hunter biden in court have changed dramatically in the past so we are prepared for anything. he s appearing at 4:00 eastern time, 1:00 p.m. local time here in los angeles in federal court to answer for those nine federal tax charges, three of them are felonies. he was indicted last month by special counsel david weiss who says that hunter biden failed to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes, even though he eventually paid it back via the help of a friend, david weiss says hunter biden had plenty of money to pay his taxes. instead, spend it on a extravagant lifestyle, some of the expenses. 1.6 million plus in atm withdrawals, 683,000 plus for payments to various women. $188,000 on adult entertainment. $237,000 on health, beauty and
in july in wilmington, delaware. now we are here because that plea deal fell through. i want to go over some of the charges, the expenses that david weiss claims that hunter biden spent money on instead of spending at least 1.4 million in taxes to uncle sam to. 1.6 million in atm withdrawals, 683,000 for payments to various women, $397,000 for clothes and accessorieses. $188,000 on adult entertainment. $237,000 on health, beauty and pharmacy products. what we re told, the hearing continues. hunter is inside with his attorney, abbe lowell. apparently we ll talk about some type of scheduling as this moves to trial. i will note that hunter biden also facing federal firearm charges in delaware for allegedly lying about his substance abuse on a federal