Hunter Biden

A former FBI informant accused of falsely claiming that President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepted bribes has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges, according to court papers filed Thursday.

While a number of elected officials from Southern California dodged NBC Los Angeles’ questions, some California Democrats began to express their opinions on the controversial decision. 

While a number of elected officials from Southern California dodged NBC Los Angeles’ questions, some California Democrats began to express their opinions. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

Trump’s attorneys said President Biden’s statement that his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” also applies to the president-elect.

A federal judge formally dismissed the gun case against Hunter Biden on Tuesday after President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son.

Special counsel David Weiss’ office on Monday appeared to push back against President Joe Biden’s claim that its prosecutions of Hunter Biden were politically motivated, calling such allegations “baseless.”

On Sunday night, President Biden issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Hunter Biden’s federal gun and tax evasion charges.

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who had previously said he would not pardon his son if convicted.

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he was pardoning his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing later this month in two federal cases.

GOP lawmakers began publicly fuming shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he was pardoning his son Hunter Biden.

Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

A computer repairman at the center of a controversy over Hunter Biden’s laptop has lost his defamation case against news outlets, the president’s son and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

Hunter Biden’s sudden guilty plea Thursday to tax charges was preceded by vigorous objections from prosecutors when his lawyer said he was willing to give up a trial and enter what’s known as an Alford plea.

The surprise guilty plea comes as jury selection was set to begin in the trial of the president’s son in downtown Los Angeles. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 5, 2024.

After Hunter Biden pleaded guilty Thursday to federal tax-evasion charges, Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor, explained the strategy behind the decision. This segment was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 5, 2024. 

In a surprise move, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges on Thursday.

The president’s son was indicted in December on three felony and six misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes over several years.

Jury selection is set to begin in Hunter Biden’s federal tax trial just months after the president’s son was convicted of gun charges in a separate case.

The details about Biden’s involvement with the Romanian businessman came in a filing from prosecutors urging the court to deny a request from Hunter Biden to omit some evidence.

Under an order signed by a judge on Friday, the president’s son could face up to 25 years in prison at sentencing set for Nov. 13, but as a first-time offender he is likely to get far less time or avoid prison entirely.