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Posted on 07/26/2023 9:03:48 AM PDT by Morgana
Hunter Biden's plea deal has appeared to collapse in a stunning twist during his appearance in front of a judge in a federal court in Delaware.
The president's scandal-hit son said 'yes, your honor' when asked by the judge if he was going to plead guilty, and admitted he's been to rehab six times in 20 years for addiction to drinking and drugs.
But then the Judge demanded a recess when an agreement between prosecutors and attorneys for the president's son appeared to fall apart.
Hunter's attorney Chris Clark said the agreement was 'null and void' after top prosecutor Leo Wise said the president's son could still be charged with other crimes - including violations related to representing foreign governments.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika demanded a discussion with both legal teams after expressing concerns about the terms of the 'sweetheart deal' that would have likely seen him avoid jail.
At the start of a dramatic hearing, Hunter said he was first treated for alcohol abuse in 2003 and was last in an in-patient facility in 2018.
He then insisted he's been sober since 2019 when warned he faces random drug testing under the conditions of his release.
Prosecutors recommended probation for Hunter for not paying between $1.1 million and $1.5 million in federal taxes in 2017 and 2018, despite his substantial income from Ukrainian and Chinese energy companies.
They also scolded him for continuing to 'spend wildly' on his lavish lifestyle while he had the funds to pay back what he owed.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Signal to Joe Bidon, im guessing..
Aw shucks, ain’t that a shame.
Hell they had a picture of Bidenskyyyyy Jr. with his lawyer sucking on a bong the other day. Sounds like his “rehab” might not be taking hold yet.
sarc/
Nonprofit org Marco Polo put emails from Hunter’s laptop online
and wrote 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.
Daddy Biden is going to stroke out tonight.
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