Hunter Biden Signals Surprise Plea in Bid to Avoid Trial on Tax Charges

Hunter Biden plans to change his not guilty plea in his federal tax case, his defense attorney said on Sept. 5 just as jury selection was set to begin. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge that “there is overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt” and that the president’s son wants to resolve the case, which involves charges of intentionally failing to pay taxes across multiple years, with a plea instead of going to trial. Hunter Biden is proposing to enter what’s referred to as an Alford plea, an unusual 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....