Hunter Biden plans to plead guilty in his federal tax case in California, according to multiple reports.
The pivot was announced just before the jury selection process started for the case, and the court went into recess shortly after Hunter Biden’s intention to plead guilty was made clear, according to NBC News. Hunter Biden will reportedly seek to maintain his innocence despite switching his plea to guilty; the terms of the proposed deal are presently unknown, and it is also unclear whether the judge presiding over the case will accept it.
The president’s son faces three felony and six misdemeanor counts related to his alleged failure to pay the government at least $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2020, a period of time in which Hunter Biden was battling drug addiction. The California tax case was poised to be Hunter Biden’s second trial this year; he was convicted of three felony counts related to his illegal purchase of a firearm in federal court in Delaware in June.
Hunter Biden’s attorneys and federal prosecutors attempted to present a plea deal in the Delaware firearms case that could have protected him from future prosecutions, but the judge presiding over that case blew up the deal in July 2023.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.
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It would seem Hunter would have to be convicted before dad Joe can pardon him. A guilty plea should bring that conviction quickly.