Judge Rules Hunter Biden Can’t Blame His Addiction, Sordid Behavior on ‘Irrelevant’ Life Tragedies in Tax Evasion Trial 

Biden’s defense will not be allowed to argue that his brother Beau’s battle with cancer and the tragic 1972 car crash that killed his mom and sister caused his spiral into addiction.

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Hunter Biden and President Biden's sister, Valerie, walk across the South Lawn of the White House, July 28, 2024. Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images

Hunter Biden’s defense team in his upcoming tax evasion trial will not be allowed to introduce evidence that childhood and family trauma caused his spiral into crack cocaine and alcohol addiction, a judge has ruled. The federal district court judge, Mark Scarsi, ruled that the 1972 car crash that killed Biden’s mother and baby sister, and the death of his older brother, Beau Biden, in 2015, are “irrelevant” to the case.

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