Biden ignores questions after son Hunter was indicted on evading $1.4 million in taxes

President Joe Biden waved to reporters as he left the White House on Friday morning but ignored shouted questions hours after his son Hunter was indicted on tax evasion charges.

The indictment included a string of embarrassing allegations, setting out how the troubled first son spent $870,000 on prostitutes, sex club memberships and porn. 

His father left Washington on a trip to Las Vegas and Los Angeles, where he will spend the weekend.

It will provide a welcome break from questions about what he knew about his son's business dealings and how he racked up such huge spending.

He wore his Aviator sunglasses as he strode out of the White House residence alone and walked briskly to Marine One as reporters tried to ask him whether he had spoken to his son.

Later, his press secretary was asked about the personal toll the court cases were taking on the president.

Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters aboard Air Force One that she was not going to comment on that.

The president has said this before, and he will continue to say ... that he loves his son and supports him as he continues to rebuild his life,' she said, referring other questions to the Department of Justice or the office of the White House counsel.

In Las Vegas, Biden is due to deliver a speech on his administration's investment in infrastructure, before attending a campaign event in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, federal prosecutors claim the president's scandal-hit son spent almost $5million on a lavish lifestyle between 2016 and 2019 while failing to pay $1.4million taxes in a case that leaves him facing a maximum 17 years in prison.

The indictment set to be a disaster for his father's 2024 run for president alleges that he 'spent this money on drugs, escorts and girlfriends, luxury hotels and rental properties, exotic cars, clothing, and other items of a personal nature, in short, everything but his taxes.'

That breakdown includes $683,000 on 'various women' as well as almost $400,000 on 'clothing and accessories'. It also alleges that he spent $188,000 on 'adult entertainment' and took out $1.6million from ATMs.

During that time, he was in the middle of a well-documented addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine. Hunter has admitted he had a slew of substance abuse problems and completed multiple stints in rehab. 

Hunter is now facing two criminal trials in the middle of his father's campaign. In Delaware he is facing a maximum of 25 years in prison for allegedly lying about about being a drug user when he bought a gun.

In 2018 alone Hunter is alleged to have spent $100,000 on 'adult entertainment' but only $500 on mortgage payments.

Some payments are laid out in excruciating detail including $11,500 for an escort to spend just two nights with him in 2018. 

Hunter made $3,947 in payments to M Street Management, a strip club in Washington, D.C., in January 2018.

He is also alleged to have  used the business line of credit to make $27,316 in payments to an online pornography website, 'which in total accounted for one fifth of all of the business line of credit expenditures.' 

The president's son also made one off payments, such as a $1,500 Venmo payment on August 14, 2018 to an exotic dancer at a strip club that he attempted to pass off as the purchase of 'artwork' in his accounts. 

Over four years he spent $237,000 on 'health, beauty and pharmacy' services, more than $110,000 of which was splashed in a single year. 

The indictment also revealed how Hunter spent thousands of dollars on luxury hotels, flights and car rentals.  

In April 2018 $2,996 was spent on Virgin America flights to Los Angeles, and upon arrival in California he spent $1,727  on renting a Lamborghini.

In the following two months Hunter spent a staggering $43,693 on stays at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in LA.

He also paid  $7,215 for LA Airbnb rentals for his then-girlfriend in May and June 2018. 

All nine charges, filed in California on Thursday, relate to tax.

They include two felony charges for filing a false return, a felony charge for tax evasion, four failure to pay charges, and a further two charges for failure to file. 

'The Defendant engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019,' it reads.

These latest allegations come as Biden's son already faces three felony charges that carry a maximum combined 25 years incarceration and $250,000 fine.

The first count is for lying on a 2018 gun purchase form that he was not an illicit drug user, and has a top sentence of 10 years. The second count is for lying to the gun store about it, which could net him up to five years. The third is for possessing the firearm while being an addict, which could land him another 10 years.

The latest indictment alleges Hunter attempted 'to evade the assessment of taxes for tax year 2018 when he filed false returns in or about February 2020.'

As well as failing to file and pay his taxes he has also been accused of including 'false business deductions' in his 2018 returns to reduce his tax bill.

'The Defendant engaged in a four-year scheme to not pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes he owed for tax years 2016 through 2019,' it reads.

These latest allegations come as Biden's son already faces three felony charges that carry a maximum combined 25 years incarceration and $250,000 fine.

The first count is for lying on a 2018 gun purchase form that he was not an illicit drug user, and has a top sentence of 10 years. The second count is for lying to the gun store about it, which could net him up to five years. The third is for possessing the firearm while being an addict, which could land him another 10 years.

The latest indictment alleges Hunter attempted 'to evade the assessment of taxes for tax year 2018 when he filed false returns in or about February 2020.'

As well as failing to file and pay his taxes he has also been accused of including 'false business deductions' in his 2018 returns to reduce his tax bill.