Posted on 07/27/2023 5:42:47 AM PDT by george76
the judge handling Hunter Biden’s plea agreement threw a wrench in the process on Wednesday morning after it became apparent that there were issues with the sweetheart deal.
That revelation came after a night of controversy when someone representing Hunter Biden’s legal team called the court to get an amicus brief removed from the docket. The clerk’s notes indicated some subterfuge was afoot, but after the judge demanded an explanation, Hunter Biden’s lawyers submitted a letter asserting it was a misunderstanding.
As the actual hearing began, the judge was immediately skeptical of what the DOJ and Hunter Biden’s team had worked out. Hunter Biden’s lawyers have proclaimed for weeks that their acceptance of the plea deal brings an end to the five-year investigation into the president’s son, forgoing any further charges. Meanwhile, the DOJ has said publicly that the investigation into Hunter Biden is ongoing.
That led the judge to question whether she would be providing global immunity by allowing the deal to go through. Once she pressed the prosecution, things fell apart.
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Hunter Biden’s lawyers repeatedly cast the deal as the final chapter of the five-year inquiry into the president's son. But Judge Noreika quickly punctured that assertion when she asked a prosecutor, Leo Wise, if the Biden investigation was “ongoing.” He replied “yes,” adding that if Biden’s team thought otherwise, “then there’s no deal.” No plea deal should be so ambiguous that the parties disagree about the basic terms.
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Plea deals are normally structured to have the defendant plead guilty to certain crimes in exchange for not being charged with other crimes. What other crimes were in the plea deal as being taken off the table? We don’t know the answer to that, but the judge seemed completely unimpressed with what the two sides had brought her. Further, when asked by the judge if such a deal had any precedent, the prosecutor was forced to admit that there was none.
As mentioned by Glenn Thrush’s reporting above, the deal was attempting to give Hunter Biden broad immunity into perpetuity from future crimes. That led the judge to ask whether the investigation was still ongoing, at which point the DOJ admitted it was. That put the two sides at a technical impasse, and one the judge wasn’t willing to overlook.
Zooming out, it appears that Hunter Biden’s team was intent on getting it on the record that by signing the plea, all investigations into Hunter Biden (and by virtue, possible future charges related to them) would be ended. Meanwhile, the DOJ seemed happy to let that happen until the judge threw up a roadblock.
That begs the question of why the DOJ didn’t speak up to fix the inconsistency prior to the hearing if this was really just a misunderstanding. As I noted above, Hunter Biden’s lead lawyer stated publicly multiple times that the plea deal meant all other charges would be off the table. Why didn’t the DOJ immediately move to clarify that point in the plea deal if that wasn’t their intention?
One would be forgiven for suspecting corruption, especially given the protection from oversight that is provided by technically keeping the Hunter Biden investigation open. It appears that the DOJ wanted to let Hunter Biden off the hook while also keeping their wall up between them and Congress. Thankfully, the judge saw through the ploy.
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It is highly improper that the DOJ allowed things to get to this point, and I doubt very many onlookers will be giving the department the benefit of the doubt that it was all just a mistake. If the prosecutors involved, including David Weiss, were trying to give Hunter Biden global immunity via a wink and a nod while still keeping the investigation open, that’s scandalous and a clear attempt to try to manipulate the judge.
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The Deal gave him total immunity - so the Judge asked what’s the point of an Open Investigation if he can’t be charged?
The Open Investigation was hogwash. That came from Headquarters.
That should be true. But these days there are several tiers of justice.
They expected the judge to participate in the conspiracy between plaintiff and defense.
That has been apparent to me since day one, probably to the judge as well.
The DOJ has painted itself into a corner. If they say that there’s no longer an ongoing investigation, they lose their ability to deflect questioning under oath in front of an investigative committee.
I was with a US Attorney in the past when the White House called. They wanted his support to do something that he said was: morally corrupt. When he hung up, he exclaimed: there goes my job in DC.
A few months later he was replaced effectively killing his expected run for US Senate.
Same here, the Judge may rue the day she called the DC crime establishment’s bluff. Serica in the watergate mess stayed firm but he had the backing of the media. Here, the media is at best neutral but in actually they are still running cover for the Bidet in general and the dems in particular.
Let’s pray that Anderson, Hunter’s partner in crime, puts a nail in their coffins next week. Ironically this happens just before Congress goes on another vacation. IMO, never give up the issue when you have the momentum.
No matter. Dad would pardon him regardless, which is why he’s gotta stay in office one more term. Unless patriots force a fair election, that is.
So sad, but so true
Gina be interesting if/when that one defense attorney brings it up.
I’m sure the DOJ/Biden partnership will find some way to get off the hook.
The judge did the right thing, let’s hope she continues.
Consider how much skulduggery managed to slide through the FISA judges' "scrutiny."
we need to update this way of communication, to make it manifest that we KNOW that the former Obama administration is driving EVERY aspect of our government at every level... NOT Dumb AR$E Biden.
Until big “O” staffers are decimated politically and taken out of every place they influence... we are being driven off the cliffs of destruction by them, the “fundamental change” folks.
Biden is the perfect president/facade for them. clearly not present in his mind rationally... he drools on, licks and sniffs other people’s little babies’ dirty diapers...
God will deliver us... and we need to cooperate with him.
They knew exactly what they were trying to do and the judge was having none of it. Good for this judge.
All this drama is of little consequence.
On the day he’s wheeled out of the White House, the Big Guy will give Hunter a complete and blanket pardon for all possible crimes he may have committed in the past, present or future.
It is my understanding that this isn’t a tax court.
Why isn’t this matter before a judge experienced in tax laws?
The judge is smart and honest, unlike the Bidens.
I understand that they are saying the Judge was appointed by Trump.
What does that mean?
THAT A JUDGE APPOINTED BY PEDO JOE WOULD HAVE RUBBER STAMPED IT?
That’s a heck of an admission.
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