Former DOJ Official Says He’d ‘Be Very Surprised’ If Hunter Biden Gets ‘Away With No Time Served’

Former President George W. Bush Justice Department official John Yoo said he would be shocked if Hunter Biden manages to avoid prison time with his proposed Thursday plea.

Hunter Biden is trying to shift his plea in his federal tax case which was scheduled to begin jury selection Thursday in California, according to multiple reports. Yoo, on “Outnumbered,” noted that given Hunter Biden’s alleged failure to pay around $1 million in taxes, it’s unlikely he can escape serving prison time, predicting he may face at least one year behind bars.

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“I think you could see one to three years. I would be very surprised if the Justice Department let him get away with no time served at all,” Yoo said. “You’re talking about someone who didn’t pay a million dollars in taxes … So, remember, there’s another $20 million that whistle-blowers from the IRS say came in from foreign sources into Hunter. He still could be investigated for being a foreign agent. There’s lots of things he could still be investigated for.”

Hunter Biden faces up to 17 years in prison for nine charges, including three felonies, pertaining to his alleged failure to pay over $1.4 million in taxes from 2016 to 2019. Instead of paying his taxes, prosecutors allege he spent his sizable income on an “extravagant lifestyle,” including “drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature.”