pHis trial in Los Angeles federal court was due to start on Sept 5./p
WASHINGTON - Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Sept 5, a surprise move that avoids a potentially embarrassing trial weeks before the US presidential election.
After a break, Biden’s lawyer Abbe Lowell told the judge that he would plead guilty, despite having no prior agreement with prosecutors that would ease his sentence. A guilty plea heads off a weeks-long trial that likely would have aired embarrassing details of Hunter Biden’s life shortly at the height ofbetween Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid in July under pressure from his fellow Democrats.
The indictment says Hunter Biden “earned handsomely” while serving on the boards of Burisma and a Chinese private equity fund.
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