Well, my my my. Funny what a little desperation shakes out, no? Hunter Biden tried to end his criminal tax-evasion trial with an Alford plea earlier today, which would technically allow him — and especially his father — to maintain his innocence.
That ran into opposition when prosecutors objected to that dodge. Initially, Hunter’s attorney Abbe Lowell objected to the objection:
“I want to make crystal clear: the U.S. opposes an Alford plea … Hunter Biden is not innocent, he is guilty,” Leo Wise, an attorney working for special counsel David Weiss, told the judge. “We came to court to try this case.”
Biden’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, noted that Alford pleas are an option available to all criminal defendants — even though such plea agreements are relatively rare. “All over the U.S. people do this,” Lowell said. “It’s not that [Hunter Biden] seeks special treatment, but…
