Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Thursday to all nine charges he is facing in California over allegations that he failed to pay his taxes during a four-year period.

President Joe Biden‘s son appeared at a federal courthouse in Los Angeles for the arraignment, where a massive crowd of press was awaiting his arrival, according to photos and videos of the scene.

During the arraignment, Judge Mark Scarsi set the trial in the case to begin on June 20, saying, according ABC, “We like to move things along.”

Hunter Biden’s court appearance comes after special counsel David Weiss, who has been leading an investigation into the first son since 2019, brought three felony and six misdemeanor charges against him in California in last month. The federal charges included failure to pay taxes, failure to file taxes, and filing false returns for the 2016 to 2019 tax years.

Weiss alleged that Hunter Biden “would earn handsomely and spend wildly” on a lavish lifestyle while failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes during the four-year period.

“The Defendant spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes,” Weiss said.

Hunter Biden did not begin paying his taxes back until 2020, and, at that point, entertainment lawyer Kevin Morris, a prominent Democratic donor, began loaning him money to help fund his high-dollar lifestyle, Weiss said.

Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell pointed out during a television interview when the charges were brought that his client eventually paid back his taxes.

Lowell characterized the indictment as unfair, observing how Weiss initially planned to allow Hunter Biden to plead guilty to two tax-related misdemeanor charges last summer before the plea deal fell apart. A judge had raised questions about whether the deal would preclude the first son from being charged in the future. Weiss said it would not, but Hunter Biden’s defense team disputed that notion, leading to a stalemate over the issue and the eventual nine-count indictment.

Lowell argued that Weiss caved to “enormous” political pressure from Republicans, who are conducting their own high-profile investigation into the Biden family’s business ventures and argue the Department of Justice has not brought the full scope of appropriate charges against Hunter Biden.

Lowell added that his client’s personal indulgences during the years cited on the indictment occurred while he was battling drug addiction and that it was “not behavior that he’s proud of, but it doesn’t make him into a tax felon.”

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Weiss also brought charges against Hunter Biden in September 2023 related to a 2018 gun incident, alleging the first son lied on a federal firearm form about his drug use to purchase a revolver.

The younger Biden also pleaded not guilty to those charges and has moved to have the case dismissed, arguing in part that Weiss’s prosecution against him is selective and vindictive.