CNN: Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty in Tax Case

TAPPER Speaking of a ░░░░░░░░ going on it s ░░░░░░░░ very busy afternoon here ░░░░░░░░ The Lead We have ░░░░░░░░ breaking news story for ░░░░░░░░ right now involved involving ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden case out ░░░░░░░░ California Let s go ░░░░░░░░ to CNN S Evan ░░░░░░░░ in Los Angeles Evan ░░░░░░░░ talked to you in ░░░░░░░░ last hour and Hunter ░░░░░░░░ despite what we believed ░░░░░░░░ was going to do ░░░░░░░░ offered to plead guilty ░░░░░░░░ news on that PEREZ ░░░░░░░░ Jake the judge has ░░░░░░░░ accepted Hunter s formal ░░░░░░░░ for to plead guilty ░░░░░░░░ all nine counts that ░░░░░░░░ was facing Now we ░░░░░░░░ the last couple of ░░░░░░░░ with prosecutors spending basically ░░░░░░░░ through all 56 pages ░░░░░░░░ this of this indictment ░░░░░░░░ goes through a lot ░░░░░░░░ the behavior that prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ he was doing during ░░░░░░░░ time he was addicted ░░░░░░░░ crack cocaine earning millions ░░░░░░░░ dollars about 7 million ░░░░░░░░ this time but not ░░░░░░░░ his taxes Instead what ░░░░░░░░ said and they read ░░░░░░░░ of these details out ░░░░░░░░ court they said he ░░░░░░░░ spending his money on ░░░░░░░░ dancers on sex clubs ░░░░░░░░ everything he was claiming ░░░░░░░░ business expenses and they ░░░░░░░░ not business expenses And ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ period the judge Mark ░░░░░░░░ asked Hunter Biden whether ░░░░░░░░ pleaded guilty to each ░░░░░░░░ count After each one ░░░░░░░░ Biden said guilty and ░░░░░░░░ the end of that ░░░░░░░░ judge accepted the plea ░░░░░░░░ he sent and he ░░░░░░░░ sentencing for Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ December 16th Of course ░░░░░░░░ means both convictions for ░░░░░░░░ Biden he was earlier ░░░░░░░░ year was convicted on ░░░░░░░░ charges in Wilmington Delaware ░░░░░░░░ sentencing is set for ░░░░░░░░ November So both of ░░░░░░░░ now will be set ░░░░░░░░ after the November election ░░░░░░░░ date there of course ░░░░░░░░ you know is very ░░░░░░░░ The president of the ░░░░░░░░ States has said that ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ his son the White ░░░░░░░░ has said there s ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ But those are obviously ░░░░░░░░ when the president was ░░░░░░░░ running for reelection That ░░░░░░░░ no longer the case ░░░░░░░░ re expecting Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ make his way out ░░░░░░░░ the federal courthouse here ░░░░░░░░ downtown Los Angeles any ░░░░░░░░ now Keep in mind ░░░░░░░░ you know we spent ░░░░░░░░ lot we spent all ░░░░░░░░ here there were about ░░░░░░░░ prospective jurors who came ░░░░░░░░ expecting voir dire which ░░░░░░░░ the process by which ░░░░░░░░ would select a jury ░░░░░░░░ was expected to take ░░░░░░░░ couple of days And ░░░░░░░░ of that have happened ░░░░░░░░ we saw what Hunter ░░░░░░░░ was dead set on ░░░░░░░░ from this courthouse without ░░░░░░░░ to go through that ░░░░░░░░ trial Jake TAPPER What ░░░░░░░░ of punishment do you ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden is going ░░░░░░░░ face now Let s ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t get ░░░░░░░░ or commuted before theoretically ░░░░░░░░ happens PEREZ Yeah the ░░░░░░░░ actually made sure to ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden of all ░░░░░░░░ the you know the ░░░░░░░░ severe sentences that could ░░░░░░░░ coming from this guilty ░░░░░░░░ He said that these ░░░░░░░░ offenses could add up ░░░░░░░░ a maximum of 17 ░░░░░░░░ in prison Jake and ░░░░░░░░ also about 750 000 ░░░░░░░░ fines according to prosecutors ░░░░░░░░ was something that they ░░░░░░░░ sure Hunter Biden understood ░░░░░░░░ he accepted the plea ░░░░░░░░ said he did understand ░░░░░░░░ of those circumstances Jake ░░░░░░░░ All right Evan Perez ░░░░░░░░ so much.”