Pardon incoming! Just before jury selection began today in a Los Angeles federal court, Hunter Biden threw in the towel. NBC reports that Hunter has taken a plea deal, although its terms are not yet known:
Hunter Biden intends to change his plea in the federal tax-related charges against him, his attorney Abbe Lowell said on Thursday.
The reversal was made shortly before jury selection was expected to begin in what would have been Biden’s second trial this year. The only surviving son of President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden is the first offspring of a sitting president to stand trial on criminal charges.
Shortly after the announcement, the court went into recess.
The conditions of the plea were not immediately disclosed nor whether the judge will accept his attempt to avoid a trial and move straight to sentencing.
Manu Raju reports that Hunter will not allocute to any crime, but will…
