Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty to Nine Tax Offenses

The Facts

• Hunter Biden, son of US Pres. Joe Biden, pleaded guilty to all nine of his federal tax offenses on Thursday — a last-minute change of heart that came as a federal court in Los Angeles prepared for jury selection in his case.

• Biden stood accused of felony charges of tax evasion, filing a false personal tax return, and filing a false corporate tax return, in addition to six misdemeanor charges for failing to pay $1.4M in taxes between 2016 and 2019.

• Had this case proceeded to trial, prosecutors were likely to argue that Biden's spending on escorts, drugs, and exotic cars contributed to his failure to pay taxes. Evidence of such a lifestyle had already started to come to light at a separate trial in Delaware in June, where Biden was ultimately convicted on three felony gun charges.