BREAKING: Hunter Biden to plead guilty before tax trial, attorney says | LiveNOW from FOX

Hunter Biden plans to change his not guilty plea to avoid going to trial on federal tax evasion charges, his defense attorney said Thursday.

Defense attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge that the evidence against Hunter Biden is “overwhelming” and that the president’s son wants to resolve the case with a plea instead of going to trial for a second time just months after he was convicted of felony gun charges in a separate case.

Hunter Biden is proposing to enter what’s referred to as an Alford plea, under which a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction, Mark Geragos, another Hunter Biden attorney, said in a text message.

The Justice Department charged Hunter Biden with misdemeanor and felony charges over what prosecutors say was a four-year scheme to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in taxes while pulling in millions of dollars from foreign business entities. He is already confronting potential prison time after a Delaware jury convicted him in June of lying on a 2018 federal form to purchase a gun that he possessed for 11 days.

Trial attorney Jeremy Rosenthal spoke with LiveNOW from FOX's Mike Pache about the details.

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[dianabradley]

SELF PRESERVATION pure and simple. He has to move the timeline up quickly so Daddy can pardon him before he is pushed out of office.

[debbiehernandez]

He doesn't need a plee bargain. Daddy will pardon him. He is pleading guilty to allow Joe to do this.

[thatguy]

Don't kid yourself, he made a deal to not go to jail. Facts

[synthartist]

Plead guilty, then his dad pardons him when he leaves office. Win Win

[periloustactic]

Probably a plea to avoid the federal firearm charges.

[teesbytom]

Of course because he knows Daddy will pardon him on everything before he leaves! He has a solid get out of jail card!

[donaldbanner]

Who FREAK'n cares His Daddy will Pardon end of story!

[johndedden]

The 🍏 didn't fall far from the tree

[rockittimes]

O coarse it’s not news its common sense
He can now be pardoned by his vegetable father
Corruption at its finest

[UnstoppableYaris]

I smell normality slowly creeping back. They figured that more dirt will surface to incriminate daddy through a jury trial, so better a guilty plea.

[JohnDouma-sqvf]

Pardon Satan case closed no punishment

[rockittimes]

Let me see sentence schedule for November 6. 2024

[sambach]

Jeremy your not very smart, changing your plea right before jury selection happens a lot more then it don't. Also don t be stupid, he is pleading guilty to get the sentencing over with so his dad has time to pardon him if he gets jail time. So don't be ignorant

[philiplahay]

Nothing like the big guy, to get u out of a jail or prison sentence..,

[janicewilliams]

Liar, he's pleading no contest, not guilty but knows the prosecution have enough evidence for a conviction

[MAgaSUXX]

Hunter did not admit guilty but entered a rare Alford plea..An Alford plea and no contest plea (nolo contendere) are both criminal pleas that result in a conviction, but they differ in a few key ways:

Admission of guilt
In an Alford plea, the defendant formally pleads guilty, but claims to be innocent. In a no contest plea, the defendant does not admit or deny guilt.

[cinemoriahFPV]

Another sweetheart deal for the one who pays 10%

[Lovesapuzzle]

The judge accepted Hunter's Alford plea. This is the best result for everyone.

[danrowlands]

He has spent the last 15months avoiding responsibility... what about the laptop.... and what they did to Trump to throw attention of the laptop...

[trustno]

Everybody needs to pay their fair share----joe biden