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Hunter Biden's rejected plea deal puts Justice Department in hot seat
Fox News ^ | 7/26/23 | Joe Schoffstall, Brooke Singman, Jake Gibson

Posted on 07/27/2023 3:08:06 AM PDT by Libloather

President Biden's Justice Department is facing heat over developments that transpired during Hunter Biden's first court appearance on Wednesday.

Hunter Biden's plea deal fell apart, and he pleaded "not guilty" as federal prosecutors confirmed he's still under federal investigation. The president's son was expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax as part of the plea deal to avoid jail time on a felony gun charge.

Critics have since set their sights on the Justice Department following the development. Mike Howell, director of the Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation, said that "something is rotten in the state of Delaware, and the judge sniffed it out today."

"We're thrilled her reasoning tracked with the arguments we laid out in our brief to the Court," Howell told Fox News Digital. "Hunter Biden won't be able to use this sweetheart plea deal as a get out of jail free card for any charges that may arise from the ongoing investigation into him. And that means that President Biden didn't get a pass either."

**SNIP**

"If the DOJ had an ethical culture, this astonishing development would result in the resignations of US Attorney Weiss, Attorney General Garland and other responsible officials (such as the US Attorneys in CA and DC who helped subvert the prosecution), Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said.

"This development lends added urgency to an impeachment inquiry targeting Biden and, at least, Garland," Fitton added. "And if a special counsel isn't immediately appointed by Garland to investigate Biden, Inc., one can further presume that Garland is criminally compromised."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Travel
KEYWORDS: biden; bidencrimefamily; bidenfamilysyndicate; deal; hunter; hunterbiden; justice; noreika; thebidencrimefamily
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Sure, but what about the chicom bribes?
1 posted on 07/27/2023 3:08:06 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Would that ‘backdated forgiveness’ immunity that was in the plea deal have prevented any further charges against his criminal activity in dealing with China and Ukraine???????

Wow!!!

Now some attention needs to be on the Biden atty who called the clerk’s office under a false name and had evidence removed.

Criminals - the entire lot of them.


2 posted on 07/27/2023 3:17:56 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Libloather

BTTT


3 posted on 07/27/2023 3:26:30 AM PDT by nopardons ( )
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To: Libloather

THe MOther CDluckers at DOJ were abiout to give Hunter blanket immunity , until the jusge asked the vexing question” Is the defendant now subject to other continuing investigations?”

And the Mother cluckers from DOJ clucked and squawked,”Yes he is!” ,they could not lie to the judge because they would be disbarred,and so the immunity was stipulated to be just for the immediate charges subject tio the plea, and the plea deal collapsed without blanket immunity.

The Judge forced the imunity to be limited.

NOw the DOJ and Hunter will beback in court with a new plea deal.....and the limited immunity will be an effective blancket immunity because the ivestigations ongoing will be ended.

There ya go folks.....


4 posted on 07/27/2023 3:33:10 AM PDT by Candor7 (( Ask not for whom THE Trump trolls...He trolls for thee!)<img src=""width=500></img>)
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To: Libloather
The DOJ is patting themselves on their backs for slow-walking the "investigation" until tax years 2014-15 lapsed under the statute of limitations. The DOJ could have requested an extension.

Biden's $1 Billion Ukraine extortion occurred 2015-16. Tick tock.

5 posted on 07/27/2023 3:33:13 AM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸)
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To: Libloather

Everybody needs to ask some simple questions the media won’t ask.
1. Why has it taken so long, with clear evidence against him, to go to court the first time?
2. Why would the DOJ spend months on a plea deal when it had other charges pending.
3. Why would Hunter’s lawyers take such an obvious risk with so much on the line?
4. Why are his tax crimes misdemeanors, while everyone else gets felony charges?
5. Why does Joe Biden talk about paying fair share of taxes, while they don’t pay taxes on (Hunter) on prostitution/drugs, or on bribery money?
6. Why has so much money been spent on ‘get Trump’ with so few consequential charges while 19 boxes of classified documents, at multiple locations, and laptop evidence of that information in bullets used to negotiate deals?
7. How many black people would have their gun charges dropped after tax evasion?
8. Why did Trump people get so vigorously charges, ruined, and put in solitary confinement for FARA act violations, while Joe and Hunter, the Podestas, and a good part of the Democratic Party and eGOP don’t have to adhere to the law?
9. Why does a private citizen get a government motorcade escort, while Trump and associates get arrested and raided at 3AM with SWAT?
10. Why is it ok for Democrats to plan and organize destructive and disruptive protests, including attempts to put in false electors and disrupt an inauguration, without complete loss of the protesters bill of rights and claims of insurrection?

When people ask those on CNBC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, Fox, and CNN, and they are discussed openly with real expert interviews, then democracy can proceed. Until then, the government itself is interfering in elections.


6 posted on 07/27/2023 3:43:15 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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“As of now, Hunter Biden won’t be able to use the phonied up sweetheart plea deal as a ‘get out of jail free card’ for the many subsequent charges that will arise from the ongoing investigation into his corrupt activities. And that means that the corrupt lying resident Biden doesn’t get a pass either.”

WHATS AHEAD?.....
<><>Critics set their sights on the DOJ/FBI corruption emerging following the dead deal development.
<><>the Heritage Fndation’s Oversight Project says that “something is rotten in the state of Delaware.”

“The prescient judge sniffed it all out. Her brilliant reasoning
tracked with the arguments THF laid out in a brief to the Court.”


7 posted on 07/27/2023 3:43:39 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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To: Pete Dovgan

Nice take.


8 posted on 07/27/2023 3:44:41 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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By Hunter Biden’s own recent admissions and corroborating evidence, he seems not only to have schemed to hide millions of dollars in foreign shakedown profiteering,
<><>but criminally set up paywalls, firewalls, and “phony loans” to hide the Biden’s illegal schemes.

Hunter’s criminality succeeded so well b/c he had plenty of high level help via dad.

Corrupt Biden justice figures permanently freed criminal Hunter from not paying thousands of dollars in overdue taxes, among other crimes.

Resident Biden has serially lied that “he did not know” anything of his son’s business dealings.
<><>an assertion contrary to photographic evidence, Hunter’s business associates,
<><>plus sworn statements from at least one former business partner,
<><>clear evidence from Hunter’s own laptop,
<><>and recent disclosures from FBI documents
<><> and IRS credible whistleblower testimonies.

Resident Biden continues to lie, the media continues to shrug it off.


9 posted on 07/27/2023 3:49:57 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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To: Pete Dovgan

Well done.


10 posted on 07/27/2023 3:57:15 AM PDT by NautiNurse (🇺🇸)
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“Something’s rotten in Delaware.”


The defunct Hunter Biden plea deal shows corruptness in the state of Delaware’s judicial system
Delaware’s Weiss was allowed to snub House request for docs WRT Hunter Biden probe
New York Post ^ | July 7, 2023 | Glenn H. Reynolds
Posted on 7/8/2023 11:38:46 AM by george76

Delaware US Attorney David Weiss snubbed the House’s request for documents pertaining to his probe of Hunter Biden, is the latest to show how far the Department of Justice will go to keep Delaware corruption active.

Hunter, resident Biden’s black-sheep son, is facing tax and weapons charges that would represent deep hot water for most Americans. But Hunter isn’t most Americans.He’s the president’s son, and, allegedly, bagman as well.

And Biden’s Justice Department, headed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, is out to spare him the consequences of his actions.

IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley came forward to report that Biden’s Department of Justice officials took care to ensure that Hunter couldn’t be charged by ordering US attorneys in Washington, DC and Delaware not to prosecute.

...

Delaware’s Weiss didn’t charge Hunter because he allegedly said he lacked the authority to charge for things outside his home jurisdiction of Delaware.

REALITY CHECK....Biden’s Garland could have granted Delaware’s Weiss the power to do so, but despite claiming that Delaware’s Weiss had unlimited powers, Garland never made the grant. Hunter’s charges thus fell through a crack.

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Hunter’s tax fraud was only one of Hunter’s legal problems where the Biden Department of Justice was happy to help out. If you’re a Jan. 6 protester who just wandered around the Capitol, you can expect solitary confinement before trial, and prosecutors who’ll throw the book at you. But if you’re the son of the (Democratic) resident, you can expect to be handled with kid gloves.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


11 posted on 07/27/2023 4:02:39 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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The new “Conditions of Release” for Hunter Biden have just hit the docket, signed by Judge Maryellen Noreika, who shelved Hunter’s phonied up plea deal.

If Hunter does NOT comply with any part of the judge’s order, he could be immediately arrested

HUNTER IS REQUIRED TO:

1) NOT possess a firearm 2) NOT use or possess any controlled substances (including marijuana) unless prescribed 3) Submit to full federal supervision 4) NO use of alcohol AT ALL 5) Seek active employment 6) Submit to testing for prohibited substances 7) Participate in substance abuse therapy

PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING COULD INCLUDE:

1) Immediate issuance of an arrest warrant 2) Revocation of release 3) Forfeiture of bond 4) Prosecution for contempt of court


12 posted on 07/27/2023 4:05:58 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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To: Libloather

I’m sure that opposition research on Noreika is now going into a frantic stage. If the Democrats can’t remove her from the case or pressure her to go easy on Biden, they will discredit her any way they can, with truth, rumor, innuendo, or outright falsehood.


13 posted on 07/27/2023 4:21:41 AM PDT by djpg
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Martha Stewart to Hunter, huh?

After a highly publicized 2004 six-week jury trial, Stewart was found
<><>guilty of felony charges of conspiracy to obstruct,
<><>guilty of obstruction of an agency proceeding,
<><>of making false statements to federal investigators
<><>sentenced to a five-month term in a federal correctional facility
<><>had a two-year period of supervised release
<><> five months of electronic monitoring.
<><>paid a fine of $30,000.

In August 2006, the SEC announced that it had agreed to settle the related civil case against Stewart. Under the settlement, Stewart agreed to
<><>disgorge $58,062 (including interest from the losses she avoided),
<><>a civil penalty of three times the loss avoided, or $137,019.
<><>a five-year ban from serving as a director, CEO, CFO, or any other officer role responsible for preparing, auditing, or disclosing financial results of any public company..

In June 2008, the UK Border Agency refused to grant her a visa to enter the United Kingdom because of her criminal conviction for obstructing justice. She had been planning to speak at the Royal Academy on fashion and leisure industry matters.

BTW, Martha’s crime......she sold stock using inside info....is something Pelosi has done for years.


14 posted on 07/27/2023 4:22:06 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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Nonprofit org Marco Polo put emails from Hunter’s laptop online
and submitted a 630-page report summarizing its contents.

<><>MP famously said that judges are not obligated to accept plea deals
even if prosecutors and the defendant agree on them.
<><>that the plea deal, if accepted, makes a mockery of the phrase ‘slap on the wrist,’
<><>it will also send a sobering message that nepotism and proximity to political power determines outcomes in our criminal justice system.

MP found evidence for, at the very least, 459 violations of
state and federal laws and regulations on Hunter’s device as follows:
<><>140 business-related crimes,
<><>191 sex-related crimes,
<><>128 drug-related crimes.

These instances of criminal wrongdoing are supported by primary source evidence: emails, photos, videos, text messages, audio files, et al.

The plea deal for court consideration is so meager that the phrase ‘limited hangout’ does not describe the situation.”

A “limited hangout” is a public relations technique in which someone who wants to cover up something major admits to a very small portion in order to claim that the issue has been put to rest.


15 posted on 07/27/2023 4:23:00 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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To: NautiNurse

Last I knew, ....there is no statute of limitations for intentionally defrauding the ferals - Eye Are Us. Therefore, if the Eye Are Us is claiming it was not bringing charges because the statute of limitations ran on Hunter’s 2014 - 15 transactions, it either did not have the evidence to prove fraud, or they turned a blind eye and let the clock run out.

Since the feral givernment obstructed justice and have been slow walking the case (if walking it at all) and rule #1 for ferals is that they are all liars, I go with the latter - unequal justice and only because the GOP barely gained the House in 2022. Else not even unequal, fake justice in a court room would be necessary for the ferals today.


16 posted on 07/27/2023 4:24:57 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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To: GOPJ; Ann Archy; Grampa Dave; poconopundit

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7/26/23

Based on conversations with people in the courtroom, and my experience as a former federal prosecutor, I think I know the full story of what happened with the Hunter Biden plea agreement blow-up.

Bear with me, because this is a little complicated:

Typically, if the Government is offering to a defendant that it will either drop charges or decline to bring new charges in return for the defendant’s guilty plea, the plea is structured under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(A). An agreement not to prosecute Hunter for FARA violations or other crimes in return for his pleading guilty to the tax misdemeanors, for example, would usually be a (c)(1)(A) plea. This is open, transparent, subject to judicial approval, etc.

In Hunter’s case, according to what folks in the courtroom have told me, Hunter’s plea was structured under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(B), which is usually just a plea in return for a joint sentencing recommendation only, and contained no information on its face about other potential charges, and contained no clear agreement by DOJ to forego prosecution of other charges.

Instead, DOJ and Hunter’s lawyers effectively hid that part of the agreement in what was publicly described as a pretrial diversion agreement relating to a § 922(g)(3) gun charge against Hunter for being a drug user in possession of a firearm.

That pretrial diversion agreement as written was actually MUCH broader than just the gun charge.

If Hunter were to complete probation, the pretrial diversion agreement prevented DOJ from ever bringing charges against Hunter for any crimes relating to the offense conduct discussed in the plea agreement, which was purposely written to include his foreign influence peddling operations in China and elsewhere.

So they put the facts in the plea agreement, but put their non-prosecution agreement in the pretrial diversion agreement, effectively hiding the full scope of what DOJ was offering and Hunter was obtaining through these proceedings.

Hunter’s upside from this deal was vast immunity from further prosecution if he finished a couple years of probation, and the public wouldn’t be any the wiser because none of this was clearly stated on the face of the plea agreement, as would normally be the case.

Judge Noreika smelled a rat.

She understood that the lawyers were trying to paint her into a corner and hide the ball. Instead, she backed DOJ and Hunter’s lawyers into a corner by pulling all the details out into the open and then indicating that she wasn’t going to approve a deal as broad as what she had discovered.

DOJ, attempting to save face and save its case, then stated on the record that the investigation into Hunter was ongoing and that Hunter remained susceptible to prosecution under FARA.

Hunter’s lawyers exploded. They clearly believed that FARA was covered under the deal, because as written, the pretrial diversion agreement language was broad enough to cover it.

The lawyers blew up the plea deal, Hunter pled not guilty, and that’s the current state of play.

And so here we are. Hunter’s lawyers and DOJ are going to go off and try to pull together a new set of agreements, likely narrower, to satisfy Judge Noreika.

Fortunately, I doubt if FARA or any charges related to Hunter’s foreign influence peddling will be included, which leaves open the possibility of further investigations leading to further prosecutions.


17 posted on 07/27/2023 4:31:36 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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Hi FRiend; hope you are well.

“....Hunter’s charges thus fell through a crack.Hunter’s charges thus fell through a crack.”

Crackhead Hunter’s charges did not fall through any crack .... that implies some level of passivity in dealing with them. If that’s the feral’s position, they are lying. The ferals purposely made sure there was a crack and made sure these major charges made their way into the crack hoping to disappear.

Telling the judge their (imaginary) investigation was ongoing was an attempt to set the ferals from cooperating with the House GOP invesitigation.


18 posted on 07/27/2023 4:39:25 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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WSJ.com
By Sadie Gurman
July 26, 2023 10:38 pm ET

Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to tax charges on Wednesday, in a reversal after a judge said she wasn’t yet prepared to accept a sweetheart plea deal he had reached with prosecutors to plead guilty.

In a testy, three-hour hearing, a lawyer for President Biden’s son at first clashed with prosecutors over a dispute about the potential for future charges. After a break in which the two sides clarified their agreement, U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika said she needed more information before deciding whether to sign off on it.

Hunter Biden had expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges and had entered into an agreement to avoid a gun charge. Republicans have accused the Justice Department of giving Biden a lenient deal that others in similar circumstances wouldn’t have received. The department has denied any favoritism.

What did the judge say?
The last-minute upheaval before Noreika, who was appointed to the bench by former President Donald Trump, marks the latest twist in a meandering and politically explosive Justice Department investigation into Hunter Biden’s finances, business dealings and well-documented drug and alcohol addiction.

“These agreements are not straightforward and they contain atypical provisions,” she said, adding: “I’m not in a position where I can decide to accept or reject a plea agreement and I need to defer it.”

The judge pressed both sides on provisions included in both prongs of the agreement, including why the tax deal was brought under a statute that removes the court’s ability to vet it, while the gun deal includes a requirement that the court decide whether Hunter Biden has breached the deal. Judge Noreika said that could inappropriately put her in the position of making a decision normally left for prosecutors.

“I have concerns about the constitutionality of this provision, so I have concerns about the constitutionality of this agreement,” she said.

The judge gave the two sides 30 days to clarify her role and provide additional information. At that point, Hunter Biden could plead guilty and formalize the agreements he had negotiated.

Why did Hunter Biden agree to the plea deal?
The outlines of a plea agreement made public weeks ago held the potential for Hunter Biden to put his legal troubles behind him, even though Republicans on Capitol Hill have escalated their hearings and accusations about his alleged misdeeds and sought to tie them to President Biden as he launches his re-election bid.

Prosecutors left open the possibility of future charges against Hunter Biden, including those pertaining to foreign lobbying laws that the Justice Department has long been examining.

What does Wednesday’s result mean for Hunter Biden?
Wednesday’s outcome means his legal woes persist and could provide new fodder for Republicans in the House and Senate as the 2024 campaign ramps up.

Should the judge overseeing the case ultimately not condone the plea agreement, Hunter Biden would face trial on the current charges against him just as Trump, the GOP 2024 presidential front-runner, faces his own federal charges over his handling of classified information after he left office. Trump also is expected to be indicted over efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss. Trump has denied any wrongdoing.

What are the details of the charges?
Prosecutors say Hunter Biden received more than $1.5 million in annual income in both 2017 and 2018 and didn’t pay taxes on it, despite owing more than $100,000 each year. The Wall Street Journal previously reported he paid around $1 million that he had owed in back taxes, while the charges say he failed to pay at least $200,000 on time. The reason for that apparent discrepancy wasn’t clear in advance of further details expected from the prosecution.

According to court documents related to the firearms charge, Hunter Biden had a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver in October 2018, even though he was addicted to drugs and barred from owning a gun.

What does this mean for President Biden?
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) has signaled the House might pursue an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, citing claims of corruption tied to Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings.

The White House has said consistently that President Biden didn’t discuss Hunter Biden’s business dealings with his son and wasn’t involved in them.

“Hunter Biden is a private citizen, and this was a personal matter for him,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “As we have said, the president and the first lady, they love their son and will continue to support him as he rebuilds his life.”


19 posted on 07/27/2023 4:41:01 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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To: Libloather

One step at a time please.

What evidence is at hand to support the China allegations? That evidence may never be put forward


20 posted on 07/27/2023 4:47:03 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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