As Mia extensively reported Thursday, Hunter Biden's attorneys expressed plans for their client to plead guilty to a number of felony tax evasion charges shortly after jury selection was set to be underway in a federal Los Angeles courtroom. The charges were brought by Special Counsel David Weiss after a sweetheart plea deal fell apart in a Delaware courtroom last summer.
Hunter Biden Plans to Plead Guilty in Federal Tax Evasion Trial
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Hunter to plead guilty to tax charges. How long until the pardon.
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A guilty plea avoids a messy trial that would inevitably connect Joe Biden to Hunter’s overseas business dealings.
President Joe Biden has always maintained he will not pardon his son for the crimes, including his separate federal gun charges case earlier in the year. He was found guilty by a jury.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre reiterated this point on Air Force One today.
"No, it is still very much a no,"Jean Pierre told reporters.
KJP: JOE BIDEN WILL STILL NOT PARDON HUNTER pic.twitter.com/K1T1gQLL9H
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But will that position hold? Biden isn't commenting directly.
“Will you commute your son’s sentence?!”
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BIDEN: *ignores* pic.twitter.com/L6ebwDeVl5
Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running to replace Biden in the White House, is also mum.
“Will you pardon Hunter Biden?!”
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Kamala: … pic.twitter.com/8hlmb7hBPc