Hunter Biden to plead guilty in tax case: Report – Washington Examiner

President Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden is offering to plead guilty in order to avoid a Los Angeles-based tax trial, according to his attorney Abbe Lowell.

The change was made shortly before jury selection was slated to begin Thursday in what would have been the second criminal case against the president’s son this year. The court went into recess shortly after the announcement, according to NBC News.

FILE - Hunter Biden arrives at federal court, June 3, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. An attorney for the president’s son filed a voluntary dismissal on Sunday, July 21 in federal court in New York City. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) — FILE – Hunter Biden arrives at federal court, June 3, 2024, in Wilmington, Del. Hunter Biden has dropped a lawsuit accusing Fox News of unlawfully publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. An attorney for the president’s son filed a voluntary dismissal on Sunday, July 21 in federal court in New York City. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file)

Hunter Biden, 54, was indicted in December on three felony and six misdemeanor counts alleging he did not pay his taxes during a period in his life when he was under the influence of illicit drugs.

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If accepted by the trial judge, the guilty plea would spare the younger Biden from spending the next roughly two weeks in trial, where prosecutors had planned to bring around two dozen witnesses and dive into unflattering details about Hunter Biden’s lavish spending habits and overseas businesses.

This is a developing story and will be updated.