Posted on 07/26/2023 10:30:00 AM PDT by bitt
DOJ prosecutors said Hunter Biden is currently under investigation
Hunter Biden's plea deal fell apart during his first court appearance Wednesday morning and pleaded "not guilty" as federal prosecutors confirmed the president's son is 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 plea deal to avoid jail time on a felony gun charge.
But Judge Maryellen Noreika did not accept the plea agreement, questioning the constitutionality--specifically the diversion clause and the immunity Hunter Biden would receive.
The judge pressed federal prosecutors on the investigation and questioned whether there was the possibility for future charges, and asked prosecutors if Hunter Biden was currently under active investigation. Prosecutors said he was, but would not answer specifically what the president's son is under investigation for.
Prosecutors on Wednesday said Hunter Biden pleading guilty to the two misdemeanor tax offenses would not immunize him from future charges.
The judge asked whether a potential violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act was under consideration, but prosecutors were tight-lipped on the matter.
The judge put the court in recess and asked that federal prosecutors and Biden's legal team discuss the plea deal, telling the court that they did not appear to be in agreement on the terms.
Hunter Biden was also expected to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement regarding a separate felony charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance.
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Trump gets some revenge with his appointed Judge.
Until October, when the statue of limitations expire, nice work Merrick!
These repeated postings are confusing, since it sounds like the DOJ and the attorneys have another plea deal in place.
Slimy Washington creeps...at least the judge saw right through it.
Thank you Judge Noreika!
“Daddy, pardon me please.”
He will OD on drugs now.
Until the statute of limitations runs out...
The plea deal included a permanent protection from future charges for Hunter. Now isn’t that sweeter than a piece of cheesecake.
Do I get a free refill on my popcorn?
Watch a new judge get assigned to the case. It’s push comes to shove now.
They are going to “Investigate” Joe Biden and his disgusting family til the old prick dies, than they will say “Nothing to see here moving on” honestly it takes YEARS to figure out that its illegal to have child pornography on a laptop, that alone would give Hunter’s sorry ass 20 yrs in the pokey
They will just ignore it all until the statute of limitations make it no longer prosececutable. That game was started by hiding everything under Obama, especially the foreign registration act stuff, then having Comey, Rodstein, Wray, then Barr play the DOJ/FBI shuffle.
Don’t expect any Justice here, your not going to see it.
My son is honorable.
This is a bunch of malarkey.
Until October, when the statue of limitations expire, nice work Merrick!”
I think there S of L are extended for certain crimes even non injury ones. Hopefully the exceptions would apply here since what he did skirts on treason
The Big Guy is an accomplice.
And it can be proven now.
Even the experts at CBS were stunned that the defense though this excused him from all past crimes before 2019.
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