Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty To Federal Tax Evasion Charges, Allowing Him To Avoid Embarrassing Trial

Biden earlier in the day offered to make an ‘Alford Plea’ that allows him to maintain his innocence while accepting punishment, though prosecutors objected to that move.

AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden arrive in federal court for jury selection for his trial on felony tax charges Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, at Los Angeles. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Hunter Biden will no longer go to trial for felony tax evasion after he agreed to plead guilty to nine charges related to his failure to file and pay his taxes between 2016 and 2019. The ugly trial, which was expected to last two to three weeks, would have been deeply embarrassing for the president’s family as details about the first son’s tumultuous personal life spilled out into the open. 

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