The plea deal negotiated between Hunter Biden’s lawyers and the Department of Justice fell apart after a judge questioned the extent of immunity from prosecution that Hunter could receive from the deal.
The proposed deal would have involved Hunter pleading guilty to two tax misdemeanors and admitting the facts of a gun charge. If approved, the deal would likely have meant no jail time for the president’s son. The deal has been largely critiqued by Republicans, who say that the deal is too lenient on him and that he should be facing harsher punishment.
Federal District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika put the plea deal on hold leading Hunter to plead not guilty while the judge gives both federal prosecutors and Hunter’s lawyers time to further hash out details of a plea deal.
Hunter appeared before Noreika in Delaware on Wednesday where he was expected to plead guilty, but the deal fell apart as the judge asked Hunter’s lawyers and federal prosecutors for further details on…
