STORY: Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax, admit gun offence
DATELINE: June 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:00
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS

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STORYLINE:

Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, has agreed to plead guilty to two federal criminal tax charges and admit to illegally possessing a firearm, according to a court filing on Tuesday.

The U.S. Department of Justice said in the court filing that Hunter Biden will plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his 2017 and 2018 taxes on time. He has been under federal investigation by a federal grand jury in Delaware since 2018.

The president's son also agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement regarding a separate charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.

"The President and First Lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. We will have no further comment," White House spokesman Ian Sams said in a statement.

Hunter Biden "would get about two years probation and enter a diversion program," The Washington Post, the dominant newspaper in the U.S. capital, reported, citing people familiar with the negotiations.

Any proposed plea deal would have to be approved by a federal judge, said the report, adding that both the prosecutors and the defense counsel have requested a court hearing at which Hunter Biden, 53, can enter his plea.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C.
(XHTV)