Hunter Biden’s argument that his tax prosecution should be dismissed because the special prosecutor’s appointment violated the appropriations clause was rejected by a federal court.
Biden’s argument was based on rulings in cases against former-president Donald Trump. In United States v. Trump, Judge Aileen Cannon of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled that special prosecutor appointments violate the appropriations clause, and in a concurrence in Trump v. United States, Justice Clarence Thomas echoed that sentiment.
Here, Judge Mark C. Scarsi of the US District Court for the Central District of California said that ...
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