Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two federal charges – two tax misdemeanors — and will enter a diversion program related to an additional gun charge.
The Washington Post reports:
President Biden’s son Hunter has reached a tentative agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to two minor tax crimes and admit to the facts of a gun charge under terms that would likely keep him out of jail, according to court papers filed Tuesday.
Any proposed plea deal would have to be approved by a federal judge, and it was not immediately clear what day Hunter Biden, 53, might appear in court to enter his guilty plea.
The agreement caps an investigation that was opened in 2018 during the Trump administration, and has generated intense interest and criticism since 2020 from Republican politicians who accused the Biden administration of reluctance to pursue the case. The terms of the proposed deal — negotiated with Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a holdover from President Donald Trump’s administration — are likely to face similar scrutiny.
Biden may be avoiding jail time with this plea deal. From The New York Times:
Assuming there are no last-minute changes or complications, the deal would most likely resolve the investigation without Mr. Biden facing a federal prison sentence.
Also from NYT, a statement from Biden’s lawyer Christopher Clark signaling the end of the investigation:
‘With the announcement of two agreements between my client, Hunter Biden, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, it is my understanding that the five-year investigation into Hunter is resolved.’
Here is the charge via Alex Thompson:
Watch the clip above via CNN.
This story is breaking and will be updated.
