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====Tax indictment====
On September 5, 2024, Biden's defense lawyer Abbe Lowell revealed that Biden would change his plea from not guilty to guilty in the federal tax case.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-tax-trial-justice-department-6873692c030244b450e27826e7097946|title=Hunter Biden intends to change not guilty plea in his federal tax case, defense attorney says|first1=Amy|last1=Taxin|first2=Deepa|last2=Bharath|first3=Claudia|last3=Lauer|first4=Alex|last4=Veiga|publisher=Associated Press|date=September 5, 2024|accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> Biden had been indicted with three felony charges– one tax evasion count and two counts of filing false returns – and six misdemeanor charges.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/09/05/hunter-biden-plea-criminal-tax-trial/75087147007/|title=Hunter Biden proposes to accept sentencing and avoid criminal tax trial|first=Aysha|last=Bagchi|publisher=USA Today|date=September 5, 2024|accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref> It was not immediately made clear if the presiding Judge [[Mark C. Scarsi]] would accept this plea proposal, which would be regarded as an [[Alford plea]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/hunter-biden-intends-plead-guilty-federal-tax-charges-rcna169621|title=Hunter Biden intends to change his plea in federal tax case to avoid a trial|first1=Sarah|last1=Fitzpatrick|first2=Dareh|last2=Gregorian|first3=Katie|last3=Wall|publisher=NBC News|date=September 5, 2024|accessdate=September 5, 2024}}</ref>
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