Hunter Biden is scheduled to stand trial on federal tax charges in September after a judge on Wednesday granted his request to delay the California trial that had been approaching next month. U.S.

District Judge Mark C. Scarsi agreed during a hearing to push the case to Sept. 5 after defense lawyers said they need more time to prepare with Hunter Biden, who is also facing a separate trial on federal gun charges beginning June 3 in Delaware.

The president's son has pleaded not guilty to both indictments, which his lawyers have claimed are politically motivated. Both cases are being overseen by judges nominated by then-President , a Republican who is running to unseat the Democratic president in November. The trials will add to an already acrimonious presidential as Trump’s allies again seize on embarrassing details from the younger Biden’s troubled life to attack his father, even as Trump faces his own legal problems.

Trump is charged in four criminal cases, including a hush money trial underway in New York. Hunter Biden's lawyers, who have pushed for dismissals and delays in both cases, say they have been struggling to line up expert witnesses to testify in the high-profile trial in Los Angeles. Prosecutors on Wednesday pushed back on the delay request, describing it as a straightforward tax case.

Prosecutor Leo Wise told the judge: "The time to try this case is now." “He is not above the rule of law and should be treated like any other defendant,” Justice Department .