Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden will plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes and and will enter a pretrial diversion agreement on one felony count of being a drug user in possession of a firearm, according to court filings.
As part of the deal the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss reached with Hunter Biden, the Justice Department will recommend a sentence of probation for the two counts of failing to pay taxes in a timely matter for the years 2017 and 2018, according to CNN.
The felony gun possession charge will be resolved in a pretrial diversion agreement, where charges are dropped if certain conditions are met by the defendant, such as not committing a crime in a given time period.
“Hunter will take responsibility for two instances of misdemeanor failure to file tax payments when due pursuant to a plea agreement,” Biden’s attorney Chris Clark said. “A firearm charge, which will be subject to a pretrial diversion agreement and will not be the subject of the plea agreement, will also be filed by the Government. I know Hunter believes it is important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life. He looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward.”
