Harris Breaking News. Moments ago, Hunter Biden, son of the President Of The United States, has changed his plea to guilty in his Tax Trial that was set to begin next week. The development comes as Jury Selection was just getting underway today in Los Angeles. The president s son is charged with nine counts of tax fraud, three of those are felonies, maximum prison time at this point would be 17 years. Word is they are talking about it behind the scenes. Hes got a little bit of leverage by Pleading Guilty. This is outnumbered. Im Harris Faulkner with Kayleigh Mcenany and Emily Compagno. Also joining us, Anchor And Executive editor of The Story, martha mccallum. Former Deputy Assistant Attorney general, Uc Berkeley Law professor, former Law Clerk for Clarence Thomas in first timer on the outnumbered couch, John Yoo. At least first timer in 2024. Jonathan hunt is in Los Angeles. We will start with him. Jonathan. Harris, i am so happy that you have John Yoo, one of my favorite people in th
Begins now. Martha good Afternoon Everybody im Martha Maccallum and this is the story. We are waiting right now for hunter Bidens Tax Trial to come back from a quick breakin Los Angeles. This is kind of bizarre the more we learn about whats going on here. This morning he offered to change his plea to guilty. His lawyer dropped that bombshell on Day One of Jury Selection which was supposed to be Today And Tomorrow and opening arguments all set for monday as far as the group does government new. And then this. If charge the president s son with dodging more than A Million dollars in taxes and a big nono filing false returns. All that could add up to 17 years in jail the jail if convicted prosecutors say instead of paying taxes this period he spent his money among other things on Adult Entertainment and various women in Adult Entertainment. Some of this is just raising quite a few questions. Lets go first to our Chief Correspondent on the Scene Jonathan Hunt live at the courthouse. What w
Sandra what could happen . John im John Roberts in washington. Wow, sandra. It just doesnt stop. Nevery day its new to us. John im Sandra Smith in new york. We have a big hour for you. This case stems from a yearlong investigation. The president s son is charged with three felonies and six misdemeanors concerning 1. 4 million in owed taxes that have since been paid. No statement yet from the first family, and Kamala Harris declined to speak to this moments ago, that we did just hear from Karine Jeanpierre. She is declining to comment specifically as well, although she said there will still not be a pardon by the president , john. John yes, the answer that question is still a no, and as we pointed out, right up until it is a yes. And President Biden ignored questions from the press as he boarded Marine One earlier. Listen to this. Mr. President, will you commute your Sons Sentence . Are you glad your son has pled in his case . John yes, the dulcet sounds of the auxiliary Power Unit on a
To mr netanyahu s demand that israel maintain a military presence in the philadelphi corridor. That s a small buffer zone between gaza and egypt s sinai desert. Mr netanyahu said israel is committed to destroying hamas and bringing the hostages home. He warned of the potential consequences should israel relieve its military pressure on hamas. Our middle east regional editor mike thomson has more on the prime minister s comments from jerusalem. Tonight, mr netanyahu doubled down on his insistence that israeli troops will not be withdrawn from the philadelphi corridor. That is the strip of land that separates southern gaza from egypt. He said it is absolutely vital that they stay there to stop hamas smuggling weapons from egypt into gaza. He said, if we let this happen, we could have another october the 7th all over again. Interestingly though, he had talked in the past about them not moving for at least 42 years. This evening he was referring to 42 days only, so there may be some wriggl
Right. The economy does do better under democrats. And as vice president kamala harris announces a major plan to boost small businesses, economists are saying that trump s proposals, like for instance, tariffs, would actually hurt americans. Also tonight, we are just days into the new school year for many students, but we ve already had our first school shooting, leaving four dead and several injured at a high school in georgia. Plus, breaking late today, republican liz cheney, who once said that donald trump is unfit for any office, announced that she will be voting for vice president kamala harris. But we begin tonight with it s the economy stupid. James carville s famoused a moe in addition from the 1992 election that remains true today. Polls show the economy continues to be the top issue for many voters, including inflation and affordability. And yet there is only one candidate who is proposing policies that would actually help americans. Vice president kamala harris. Here she is