Hunter Biden's Plea Deal Blows Up
Hunter Biden was all set to come into court today and plead guilty to two misdemeanor income tax violations and one charge of lying on his gun application, but all of that went out the window when the Trump-appointed judge expressed "concerns" that the plea deal was too broad and would cause future charges to be covered under it.
Washington Post reports that the judge "asked a series of questions that revealed a disagreement between federal prosecutors and Biden’s lawyers over whether the agreement — in which he would plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and likely avoid jail time — would protect him from the possibility of additional criminal charges."
And there's more. The judge had some real concerns over the gun charge diversion agreement where if he failed to remain drug free and meet the other conditions of the agreement, the judge would make a decision about whether he had violated the terms and permit prosecutors to revive the charge against him. She didn't think that provision was constitutional and asked both sides to work on the issue before she approved the plea.
Because the terms couldn't be resolved, Hunter Biden entered a plea of not guilty to the charges.