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**Hunter Biden Seeks Dismissal of Tax Case, Alleges Political Pressure**
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, is set to request the dismissal of a criminal case accusing him of evading $1.4 million in taxes.
His legal team argues that prosecutors succumbed to political pressure from Republican lawmakers investigating his father.
Hunter Biden's lawyers will present their case before U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi in federal court in Los Angeles, raising several legal challenges to the charges.
They contend that he was selectively targeted by prosecutors in response to Republican criticism over alleged earlier lenient treatment.
The 54-year-old pleaded not guilty to failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019, despite reportedly spending millions on drugs, escorts, exotic cars, and other luxury items.
His lawyer stated that he has since paid back the owed amount in full.
The trial is scheduled to commence in June, months before the November presidential election, which is expected to be closely contested between Joe Biden, the subject of an impeachment probe, and Donald Trump, who faces four criminal trials.
Hunter Biden, the first child of a sitting president to face criminal charges, is also embroiled in a separate criminal case in federal court in Delaware.
This case pertains to his alleged purchase of a handgun while using illegal drugs.
He has pleaded not guilty and is seeking dismissal on similar grounds.
Special Counsel David Weiss, responsible for both cases, has accused Hunter Biden's legal team of spreading "conspiracy theories" about the prosecution.
He emphasized that the Justice Department, under the Biden administration, does not act at the direction of Republican lawmakers.
Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings, detailed in the tax indictment, are under scrutiny in an impeachment investigation by House Republicans into whether Joe Biden profited from his son’s activities.
However, no evidence implicating the president has been found thus far.
Hunter Biden also seeks to dismiss the charges by arguing that Weiss, who has been investigating him since 2019, was improperly appointed special counsel.
Weiss was initially nominated by former President Donald Trump as U.S. attorney in Delaware and was later named special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland, nominated by Joe Biden.
Hunter Biden's defense team has additionally argued that the case is barred by an earlier plea deal that he struck with prosecutors.
However, this deal, which collapsed under questioning from a federal judge last year, was never finalized, according to prosecutors.
(Reporting by Chris Kirkham in Los Angeles and Andrew Goudsward in Washington; Editing by Noeleen Walder and Costas Pitas)