Hunter Biden pleads guilty in federal tax case

[karah rucker]

IT CAME AS A SURPRISE IN THE COURTROOM ON THURSDAY —

WHEN HUNTER BIDEN PLEADED **GUILTY to federal tax charges.

THIS WASN’T PART OF ANY PLEA DEAL — AND IT SETS UP THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE PRESIDENT’S SON COULD SPEND DECADES IN PRISON.

HUNTER BIDEN — LOOKING TO AVOID A **SECOND CRIMINAL TRIAL THIS YEAR AFTER ALREADY BEING FOUND GUILTY IN A FEDERAL GUN CASE —

WHICH HE WILL BE SENTENCED FOR IN NOVEMBER.

NOW — CHARGED IN CALIFORNIA WITH ALLEGEDLY SCHEMING TO AVOID PAYING MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS IN INCOME TAXES —

HUNTER BIDEN’S ATTORNEYS ACKNOWLEDGED THE EVIDENCE IS “OVERWHELMING” — AND OFFERED A GUILTY PLEA – WHILE KEEPING OPTIONS OPEN FOR AN APPEAL.

Abbe Lowell | Defense Attorney

“Hunter decided to enter his plea to protect those he loves from unnecessary hurt and cruel humiliation.”

“Hunter put his family first today, and it was a brave and loving thing for him to do.”

[karah rucker]

IT’S CONSIDERED AN UNORTHODOX AND UNEXPECTED MOVE IN THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM —

GUILTY PLEAS OFTEN COME WITH PLENTY OF WARNING AND AFTER NEGOTIATIONS WITH PROSECUTORS.

BUT IT APPEARS BIDEN IS OFFERING TO PLEAD GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES — AND IN EXCHANGE FOR NOTHING.

IT WAS JUST LAST YEAR WHEN HUNTER BIDEN WAS ON THE CUSP OF REACHING A PLEA AGREEMENT THAT MANY CRITICS CALLED “A SWEETHEART DEAL” THAT WOULD HAVE **SPARED HIM FROM ANY PRISON TIME.

EARLIER THIS YEAR PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID HE WOULD NOT PARDON HIS SON IF FOUND GUILTY.