Hunter Biden explains decision to plead guilty to tax charges | LiveNOW from FOX

Hunter Biden on Thursday entered a guilty plea on all nine federal tax charges brought against him by special counsel David Weiss, his attorney said in court Thursday, shocking federal prosecutors.

The president's son remains free on bond until sentencing on Dec. 16.

Abbe Lowell, the first son's attorney, said earlier Thursday in federal court that Biden intends to switch his plea and intends to plead guilty. He initially pleaded not guilty.

In a statement, Hunter Biden said Thursday "I will not subject my family to more pain, more invasions of privacy and needless embarrassment. For all I have put them through over the years, I can spare them this, and so I have decided to plead guilty."

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[richardblanchard]

This sets things up for a pardon before Joe leaves office.

[RoaringRanger]

Traitor to the country now will get pardoned bunch of bs

[thomasschierer]

He already was found guilty on Felony gun charges, but here we are 4 months later, and he still hasn't been sentenced he continued the case for 7 years, the prosecutors should be charged for letting this drag on for 7 YEARS

[mfrfpv]

That way he can get a pardon whith joe still in office

[brownbeard]

Clean 5 years but Coke was found in white house not long ago... The most secure building in the USA and no one was blamed for it... Hmmm

[jaylawren]

Oh please. We will never know the detail of the corruption. What a sacrifice.

[nancyh]

I agree, if Hunter cared about his family he would have taken care of this time ago!!

[byronkacheris]

He still showed videos of him doing drugs and driving 100+ just a few years ago...liar.

[TDewald]

oh gawd! You were surprised the DOJ held you responsible for breaking the law and that had adverse effects on your family seeing as I'm a public figure due to my family's political positions....shocker. Hilarious this dirt bag plays a victim card after he broke the law...again. Being an addict is not a defense...same as being drunk while committing traffic violations is not a defense. Stop covering this he's just another person that has made bad decisions and finds excuses to quantify and justify his position.

[iamdiscusted]

Poor Hunter. He's such a great guy. Full of honesty and integrity. The proof is in his laptop

[timothylavender]

He got the secret service protecting his criminal ass! When can you plea guilty and just walk out?

[conway]

SO why wasn't he arrested right there and put in a cell then you don't plead guilty and walk out the door.

[madcrabber]

Sentencing needs to be after The Big Guy is out of office.

[cyclelaw]

Yeah thanks for wasting 3.8 million taxpayer dollars think of all the Coca-Cola you could’ve bought with that Hunter

[conway]

The white house says no pardon is on the table, Give me a brake of course Daddy will pardon him.

[maryairhart]

99.9% of people who have overcome addiction talk of God

[mb]

Nonsense, he doesn't want the trial to go forward and risk revealing where the money came from.

[maryairhart]

What I am amazed by is Hunter never once mentioned God

[chuck]

Where did he get the money to pay the taxes and penalties.
Burisma? Lets talk about that one

[waynelane]

Did he have to post any bond or anything else to walk free while awaiting his pardon, I mean his sentence?