Independent UK - Hunter Biden is set to plead guilty in his federal tax case, his attorney Abbe Lowell announced on Thursday. This change came just before jury selection was set to begin in Los Angeles, NBC News reports. President Joe Biden’s son originally pleaded not guilty to the tax-related charges. Biden plans to enter an Alford Plea, Lowell said in court. This means he will plead guilty and accept his sentencing while still maintaining that he is innocent. This change in plea is not the result of a deal with prosecutors, according to NBC News.
“This is the first we’ve heard of this,” prosecutor Leo Wise said. Meanwhile, Lowell has argued that the judge “is required to accept the plea,” and that the details of the arrangement could be ironed out today, NBC News reports.
CNN - Hunter Biden, 54, is
accused of failing to pay $1.4 million in federal taxes
and executing a tax evasion scheme. He pleaded not guilty and said he
belatedly paid all of his tax debts after regaining his sobriety in 2019
amid a lifelong struggle with alcohol and drug abuse. The trial, which
could last about a month, will feature salacious details about Hunter
Biden's extravagant partying and spending during the peak of his
addiction, including money for strippers, escorts and luxury cars — all
while he allegedly didn't pay taxes. Political experts say the stakes
are high for Hunter Biden, who was also convicted of three gun felonies in June and will be sentenced for those crimes after the election
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