Rather than a California jury determining his fate, Hunter Biden’s future is now in the hands of a Trump-appointed federal judge.
Although he remained silent leaving the courthouse, inside Biden entered a guilty plea to nine criminal charges on $1.4 million in taxes he owed – and later paid.
That guilty plea to three felony and six misdemeanor charges means he could face up to 17 years in prison and close to $1.5 million in fines.
Before Biden’s dramatic courtroom confession, he initially tried to enter what’s known as an “Alford plea,” which would have allowed him to maintain his innocence while acknowledging that the evidence likely would lead to a guilty verdict.
Leo Wise, the lead federal prosecutor working on the case, protested, saying, “I want to make crystal clear: the U.S. opposes an Alford plea… Hunter Biden is not innocent, he is guilty.”
The special counsel’s case alleges a four-year pattern in which Biden, the president’s son, did not pay federal taxes, failed to file federal income taxes, and sent false tax returns.
“Like millions of Americans, I failed to file and pay my taxes on time. For that I am responsible,” Biden said in a statement. “As I have
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