John Jefferson
Hunter Biden is set to plead guilty in his federal tax case, his attorney Abbe Lowell announced on Thursday.
President Joe Biden’s son originally pleaded not guilty. This change came just before jury selection was set to begin in Los Angeles, NBC News reports. It’s not yet clear why the 54-year-old changed his plea. Biden’s attorneys privately met with District Judge Mark Scarsi on Thursday morning, according to NBC News.
Biden was indicted on nine tax-related criminal charges in December, three of which are felony counts. Prosecutors argued he made millions from 2016 to 2020 and engaged in an “extravagant lifestyle” all while skipping out on more than $1.4 million in taxes.
Prosecutors said Biden avoided his taxes and instead spent the cash on “drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature.”
The president’s son initially tried to have the charges dismissed — however, Scarsi sided with the prosecution and denied his request in April.
Biden was convicted earlier this year of three felony gun charges in June, marking the first time a sitting president’s child has been found guilty of a crime. Special counsel David Weiss brought three gun-related charges against him last year, claiming Biden unlawfully purchased a firearm by lying on a federal gun form about his drug use.
He is set to be sentenced in September and plans to appeal the conviction.
More to come…
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