Hunter Biden walked into court in Delaware expecting to plead guilty to two minor crimes and avoid jail. But that plea deal ended up on hold, at least temporarily. Here’s what happened to the president’s son and what could happen next.
On Wednesday, Hunter Biden headed to a courtroom not far from where he grew up expecting to plead guilty to failure to pay taxes and to accept a complicated “diversion agreement”
The judge then raised constitutional questions. She noted that the immunity provisions were tucked into the agreement involving the gun charge, which she does not actually have to approve. That’s because diversion agreements are forged between prosecutors and defense attorneys. Plea agreements, on the other hand, must be approved by a judge. But the diversion agreement includes language saying the judge could revive the gun charge if Hunter Biden violated the terms of the agreement.
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