Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, center, departs after an interview with the House Oversight Committee in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Republicans in the US Congress are formally investigating whether to impeach President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, a politically charged move that casts a shadow on the 2024 election. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Noted attorney Mark Geragos has joined Hunter Biden's legal team in Los Angeles, where the President's son faces tax charges, according to court records.
A notice filed in US District Court said Geragos and 2 other attorneys at Geragos' downtown law firm would represent Biden, who is set to go on trial in September.
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WATCH HEREGeragos's office confirmed that the firm had joined the case but declined to comment.
Hunter Biden's trial had been set to begin in June but the judge agreed to delay the proceeding until September because Biden also faces trial in Delaware on a gun charge.
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The tax trial is now scheduled to start Sept. 5.
