Hunter Biden enters guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after gun conviction

Hunter Biden arrives at court in Los Angeles (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday in a surprise move that avoids US President Joe Biden’s family having to endure another embarrassing and painful criminal trial of the president’s son.

His stunning decision to guilty plea to misdemeanour and felony charges without the benefits of a deal with prosecutors came hours after jury selection was supposed to begin in the case accusing him of failing to pay at least 1.4 million dollars (£1.06 million) in taxes.