Hunter Biden To Plead Guilty In $1.4M Federal Tax Evasion Trial

Hunter Biden (C), son of US President Joe Biden, arrives at court for his trail on tax evasion in Los Angeles, California, on September 5, 2024. Biden's son faces federal charges accusing him of a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes. The six misdemeanor charges and three felonies allege tax evasion and filing a false return (Photo by RINGO CHIU / AFP) (Photo by RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images) — Hunter Biden (C), son of US President Joe Biden, arrives at court for his trail on tax evasion in Los Angeles, California, on September 5, 2024. Biden’s son faces federal charges accusing him of a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes. The six misdemeanor charges and three felonies allege tax evasion and filing a false return (Photo by RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff James Meyers
10:00 AM – Thursday, September 5, 2024

In a surprising decision, Hunter Biden plans to plead guilty in his federal tax evasion trial, his lawyers announced on Thursday morning before jury selection was set to begin.

“Mr. Biden intends to change his plea this morning,” Hunter’s lawyer Abbe Lowell told the judge in a Los Angeles federal courtroom.

The president’s son, who arrived with his wife Melissa Cohen by his side, was facing his second trial in just the span of a few months after he was convicted in June for illegally owning a gun while actively doing hard drugs, in addition to lying about it.

The new trial for Hunter includes nine federal charges related to how he purportedly failed to pay $1.4 million in taxes during the years 2016 through 2019.

Meanwhile, the controversial first son also faces up to 25 years behind bars whenever he’s sentenced in his gun case on November 13^th.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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