Hunter will learn the severity of his sentences at hearings on November 13 and December 16—unless, of course, he is saved by a presidential pardon from his dad.
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Is a pardon for Hunter Biden a foregone conclusion? It looks like Hunter Biden thinks so. On the day jury selection was scheduled to begin in his federal tax evasion trial, Hunter surprisingly and suddenly pleaded guilty on all nine felony counts with which he had been charged.
A last-minute guilty plea, extended without any reciprocal offer of a sentencing reduction or government dismissal of any of the charges, is rare in federal criminal cases. Hunter’s initial offer of an Alford plea, which would have allowed him to plead guilty while maintaining his innocence, was rejected by the government, with the lead prosecutor telling the judge that Hunter “is not entitled to plead guilty on special terms that apply only to him.”
