Joe Biden's son Hunter reaches plea deal on gun, tax charges

US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has reached a plea deal on minor tax and gun charges, concluding a five-year probe.

Hunter Biden, 53, has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of failure to pay federal income tax and admitted to illegally possessing a gun despite being a drug user. The plea agreement between Hunter Biden and the US Attorney's Office in his home state of Delaware will need to be approved by a federal judge.

He will likely avoid jail time if a judge signs off on the deal. According to the charges, Biden, a lawyer and lobbyist, failed to file his tax returns on time on earnings of more than $1.5 million for 2017 and 2018.