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August 14, 2023

Hunter Biden Claims Prosecutors Backtracked on Agreed Plea Agreement

TL;DR

  • Hunter Biden's attorneys have accused Justice Department prosecutors of going back on a plea deal they had initially proposed and "largely dictated."

  • The legal team stated that the prosecutors altered the terms regarding immunity for any future charges.

  • This court filing came shortly after Hunter Biden's attorney, Abbe Lowell, appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation," attributing the collapse of the plea deal related to tax fraud charges to the prosecutors.

  • Lowell emphasized that a diversion agreement concerning gun possession charges was binding as it had the necessary signatures.

  • Attorney General Merrick Garland recently appointed David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware, as special counsel in the case after it was revealed that plea discussions with Hunter Biden had fallen apart.

  • Weiss has investigated Hunter Biden for alleged tax fraud and illegal firearm possession.

  • The recent events in the case are unfolding as President Joe Biden prepares for reelection.

  • The proposed plea deal stated that the U.S. would not prosecute Hunter Biden further over the tax or gun case issues.

  • However, the agreement presented by Judge Maryellen Noreika after the court appearance on July 26 stated it didn't cover any future actions by Hunter Biden or his affiliated businesses.

  • Additionally, on July 26, prosecutors disclosed their investigation into Hunter Biden, including potential foreign-lobbying charges.

  • The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is currently examining alleged influence peddling by both Hunter Biden and Joe Biden during Joe Biden's tenure as vice president.

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