Hunter Biden offers to plead guilty in tax case without a deal with prosecutors

He had previously entered a not guilty plea in the criminal case, which accuses him of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes while spending extravagantly on drugs, sex workers, and luxury items.

Biden was charged in December as part of a broad investigation into his finances and business dealings, making him the first child of a sitting president to face criminal charges.

In the Los Angeles federal court, where his trial was due to take place, Biden attempted to enter what is known as an “Alford plea,” a rare type of guilty plea where the defendant does not admit to the allegations against them.

US Justice Department prosecutors in the courtroom said they would not accept the plea. Federal prosecutors typically agree to Alford pleas only in exceptional cases, and with approval from high-level officials.

-With Inputs from Reuters