Hunter Biden plans to change his not guilty plea in his federal tax case, his defense attorney said on Sept. 5 just as jury selection was set to begin.

Defense attorney Abbe Lowell told the judge that “there is overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt” and that the president’s son wants to resolve the case, which involves charges of intentionally failing to pay taxes across multiple years, with a plea instead of going to trial.

Hunter Biden is proposing to enter what’s referred to as an Alford plea, an unusual plea under which a defendant does not admit guilt but acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction, Mark Geragos, another Hunter Biden attorney, said in a text message.

A last-minute plea would allow Hunter Biden to avoid a trial that was expected to put a spotlight on his foreign business deals, a number of which were carried out while his father was vice president.

The younger Biden arrived at federal court in Los Angeles on Thursday with his wife, Melissa Biden, followed by U.S. Secret Service agents. He is the president’s oldest surviving child.

Hunter Biden was previously convicted of gun charges in Delaware. He faces up to 25 years in prison and is set to be sentenced in November.