UPDATE: Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges, a surprise outcome just as a trial was about to begin.
Sentencing was scheduled for Dec. 16, CNN reported. Earlier in the day, Biden’s attorney had indicated that he would enter what is called an Alford plea, in which he accepted the charges but still maintained that he was innocent.
But this afternoon, Biden said that there was no deal with prosecutors and that he was entering a standard guilty plea, according to the network.
Abbe Lowell, Biden’s attorney, told reporters at the Los Angeles federal courthouse, “Hunter decided to enter his plea to protect those he loves from the unnecessary hurt and cruel humiliation.
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