The Hunter plea deal came off the rails this morning in a federal court as the judge rejected it. He was expected to plead guilty to the two misdemeanor tax charges and one felony gun charge that had a diversion clause which allowed no jail time. The defense team widely expected the entire deal to give Hunter “broad immunity” to any further charges. Judge Maryellen Noreika strongly disagreed. At the end of the hearing today, Hunter Biden plead not guilty instead.
The hearing was expected to take only about 30 minutes, with the Hunter plea deal sailing through court. Instead, it dragged on for around 3 hours as the judge questioned the structure of the deal, even to recessing at one point to give the prosecution and defense time to discuss it. She noted that they were “not on the same page.” The judge was concerned about the Constitutionality of the diversion agreement, considering that the gun charge is a felony with a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Biden had been expected to plea guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes as part of a plea deal with the Justice Department that would have allowed the first son to avoid jail time with the approval of Noreika, a Trump appointee who has donated to both political parties.
Biden was also charged with felony possession of a firearm while being addicted to illegal drugs, a crime that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. He had agreed to enter into a pre-trial diversion program, which allows defendants to avoid convictions or prison time.
When Judge Maryellen Noreika asked prosecutors whether the deal would include a possible Foreign Agents Registration Act charge, prosecutors said it would not.Conservatives have been urging the court to reject the agreement amid growing evidence of government interference in the probe.Â
The Justice Department had planned on recommending two years of probation for Hunter Biden as part of the negotiated plea deal, according to CNN. Conditions on Biden’s release would have required him to abstain from drinking alcohol or using illegal drugs and he could be randomly drug tested by court officials. Just The News
At one point, Noreika asked Justice Department prosecutor Leo Wise whether there is an “ongoing investigation here.”Â
“There is,” Wise said, adding that he could not tell the judge what the investigation was.Â
Noreika asked if the government could potentially bring a charge related to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), to which Wise replied: “Yes.” Fox
Yesterday, Rep Jason Smith (House Ways and Means Committee chair) sent a letter to the court asking that the judge take into consideration the recent testimony by IRS Whistleblowers. The Heritage Foundation also filed an amicus brief (friend of the court) stating that the situation was deeper than the plea deal referenced. The wording of the plea deal implied that there was “broad immunity” for Hunter, even though the Prosecution claimed that was not the case.
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It is exceedingly rare that a person still under investigation would be offered a plea deal, especially one that may have offered some form of “immunity.” Immunity is generally granted only to someone who is cooperating with the Prosecution in order to get a “bigger fish.” But as we are all aware, the Biden Crime Family is tight. He did, however, allegedly benefit from government interference in the case.
The Hunter plea deal was a travesty from the start. Calling it a “sweetheart” deal belies the tip of the iceberg it represented. He tried to write off his drug dealer’s hotel room, his hookers, and his sex club memberships. He illegally filled out a gun purchase form, and eventually pitched the gun into the garbage in a public place. Tax charges normally heavily prosecuted by the federal government. His time at Burisma came under the expiration of the statute of limitations, even though the Prosecution was given an extension of the statute. It was all stinky from the beginning.
The judge on Wednesday threatened sanctions against the defense team for allegedly trying to trick the court into removing the information about the IRS whistleblowers from the House Ways and Means Committee from the public view. The defense stated that it was a miscommunication and unintentional.
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- GOP Sen Johnson: Hunter Biden Isn’t ONE Scandal, It’s THREE Scandals In One Package (Video)
- Whistleblower Says Special Treatment Means Hunter Biden Won’t Be Taxed On $400,000
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