Hunter Biden Plea Deal Sidelined As Judge Raises Issues About Terms
The judge indicated that she would schedule a future hearing, essentially putting the plea deal on hold. She also asked both sides to brief on the matter in the interim.
Her decision to put the deal on hold was a surprise, and came after the deal appeared to fall apart earlier in the day. Biden’s attorneys believed that the plea deal would mean that he would not face future charges. The Justice Department, however, has said that the investigation is ongoing and declined to rule out future charges.
Eventually, the two sides appeared to resolve their differences, according to CNN, with Biden’s team agreeing to more limited plea terms that would cover charges related to his drug use, firearm possession and taxes.A plea agreement between the Justice Department and Hunter Biden fell apart on Wednesday after the federal judge overseeing the case raised concerns over the terms, the AP and other news outlets reported on Wednesday.
Biden was to plead guilty to two tax violations in an agreement with prosecutors, a deal that stoked furor on the right as it tries to link the president’s son’s business dealings to
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