The one thing I would point out, though, is that he's paid back all the taxes and the penalties.

At least in my former office, we would not bring a criminal case under those circumstances.

So when someone's already paid back the taxes, it doesn't seem that the prosecution really brings back that much in the door.

So this idea that he wouldn't have been charged if his name hadn't been Hunter Biden

actually has a little ring of proof there to me.

That was former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuaid pointing out a possible political motivation

behind the new tax charges against Hunter Biden.

We'll break down those allegations against the president's son.

We'll also recap Donald Trump's day in court for his civil tax fraud trial

as the former president is expected to be the last person to take the stand.

Plus, an update on the bipartisan negotiations in the Senate on border security,

the issue that's holding up critical aid for Ukraine.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Friday, December 8th.

I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for being with us.

We begin today with news from the West Coast.

Hunter Biden is facing a major new legal challenge this morning after he was indicted on nine tax-related charges. The new 56-page indictment was filed late yesterday in California

by special counsel David Weiss in the federal court in Los Angeles and includes three felony counts.

It alleges that the president's son failed to pay taxes, failed to file,

evaded an assessment, and filed a fraudulent form, stating this. Rather than pay his taxes,

the defendant spent millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle. Hunter Biden's attorney

responded with this statement,

quote, based on the facts and the law,

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