
A Muddled ‘Real Ivanov’ Strains for Modern Resonance
By ELYSA GARDNER
|Biden is seeking to make an ‘Alford Plea’ where he accepts his punishment while maintaining his innocence.

Prosecutors on Thursday objected to Hunter Biden’s last-minute attempt to avoid a trial for felony tax evasion, saying that jury selection should begin. The president’s only surviving son had sought to withdraw his guilty plea at the eleventh hour and instead do a so-called Alford Plea in which he’d concede that the government has enough evidence to convict him, but lets Biden maintain his proclamation of innocence.

By ELYSA GARDNER
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By CARL ROLLYSON
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By BENNY AVNI
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By DANIEL McCARTHY
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By GEORGE WILLIS
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By WILL FRIEDWALD
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By THE NEW YORK SUN
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By THE NEW YORK SUN
|Prosecutors on Thursday objected to Hunter Biden’s last-minute attempt to avoid a trial for felony tax evasion, saying that jury selection should begin. The president’s only surviving son had sought to withdraw his guilty plea at the eleventh hour and instead do a so-called Alford Plea in which he’d concede that the government has enough evidence to convict him, but lets Biden maintain his proclamation of innocence.
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