Indicted! Hunter Biden!

[taiwan_girl]

Different case, but

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/hunter-biden-offers-plea-to-resolve-federal-tax-case-67d9cec2?mod=credit_whatsnews_pos1

Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday, heading off a trial that was expected to further shine an unflattering light on his past business dealings and freewheeling lifestyle.
Biden’s surprise plea capped a whirlwind morning in Los Angeles federal court, where jury selection was set to begin for Biden’s tax trial.

At the outset of Thursday’s court proceedings, Biden’s lawyer proposed an unusual deal where President Biden’s son would maintain his innocence while conceding that the evidence was sufficient for a guilty verdict.

Prosecutors said they were shocked by the proposal of a so-called Alford deal and wouldn’t support any plea without an admission of guilt. “Hunter Biden is not innocent. Hunter Biden is guilty,” prosecutor Leo Wise told U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi, a Trump appointee presiding over the case.

Later Thursday, a lawyer for Biden came back from a break and told Scarsi his client would abandon the Alford plea and plead guilty without any negotiated deal with prosecutors working under special counsel David Weiss.

[Jolly]

Gotta get lined out for his pardon. Guess Hunter checked Nate Silver's prediction.

[George K]

"To avoid the jury hearing what was exposed in discovery a trial"

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/hunter-biden-intends-plead-guilty-federal-tax-charges-rcna169621

Sentencing in December?

How much time, if any, will get at Club Fed?

Remember the laptop that was "Russian disinformation" was used as evidence in this trial.

[Jolly]

Pardon, FTW!

[Mik]

Joe will pardon him after the election. No question. At which point we will officially be a banana republic.

[Copper]

@Mik said in Indicted! Hunter Biden!:

we will officially be a banana republic.

Close

If he makes Hunter president, then we will be a banana republic.

[jon-nyc]

He keeps doubling down on ‘no pardon’. Maybe he’ll commute any sentences instead and rather weakly claim he kept his word.

[Jolly]

Alford Plea:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/alford_plea

[George K]

So, now we can call Hunter Biden not only a "Convicted felon," but also a "Self-admitted felon."

[Jolly]

I'm gonna miss the public records on the discovery phase...

[George K]

@Jolly said in Indicted! Hunter Biden!:

I'm gonna miss the public records on the discovery phase.

Yup - I said that a while ago.

There's speculation that Hunter took the easy road (pleading guilty to a tax crime) so as to avoid disclosure of OTHER crimes that were revealed to the defense (China, Ukraine, influence peddling, implicating The Big Guy, etc).

"I did it to avoid trauma to my family."

No doubt.