Hunter Biden, business partner with his father President Joe Biden, is attempting to make a no-contest plea to avoid his tax evasion case going to trial in California.
An Alford plea, as it’s know, would mean he would not admit he did anything illegal, but would acknowledge enough evidence has been presented to convict him.
His attorneys were in court in Los Angeles Thursday morning making the case to the court. Prosecutors objected because federal courts do not accept these Alford pleas. The judge recessed the proceedings to consider the decision.
He is supposed to face trial in California on charges he avoided paying $1.4 million in taxes even as he spent plenty of money on an extravagant lifestyle.
Update: The judge did not accept the plea and Biden has now pleaded guilty to avoid trial.
In June, Hunter was found guilty by a Delaware jury of making false statements while purchasing a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, and making other false statements regarding information kept by federally licensed firearms dealers.
Those prior charges stem from his use of and alleged addiction to illegal drugs at the time he was buying a Colt Cobra .38-caliber on Oct. 12, 2018, and lying about his drug use on purchasing forms. Federal law bans users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms.
