Hunter Biden’s plea deal with the federal government unraveled in court last month over a disagreement about immunity from future charges.
Hunter Biden claimed federal prosecutors walked back a plea deal on tax and gun charges last week, his lawyers said in a new court filing on Sunday—as Hunter Biden’s legal woes head toward a potential trial and continue to muddy his father’s re-election campaign.... [+]Key Facts
Hunter Biden’s attorneys told a judge that prosecutors “reneged” on the agreement, which would have shielded him from future prosecution, but required him to plead guilty to tax charges and enter a diversion program to evade charges for buying a handgun while addicted to drugs. His lawyers also contradicted prosecutors’ claims in a separate court filing on Friday that said no agreement had been reached, telling the judge that Hunter Biden signed the agreement in court last month.
The president’s son was “prepared to plead guilty to the two misdemeanor tax charges in open court” and “intends to abide by” theThe dispute over the plea agreement draws out a lengthy investigation by the Justice Department that began as a probe into Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings and was extended to encompass his tax records and a gun purchase.
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