Hunter Biden’s tentative plea agreement fell apart in federal court. So what’s next for the president’s son?
After what was expected to be a perfunctory in federal court on Wednesday descended into chaos, with his plea deal with federal prosecutors falling apart, the path forward isn’t so clear cut for the president’s son.
The younger Biden, who hoped to close the door on his legal woes after a years-long federal investigation into his finances, must now wait as his legal team and federal prosecutors prepare to brief U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika.
Their tentative plea agreement fell apart Wednesday, after Noreika said she couldn’t sign off on the deal, which would have had him plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and enter a diversion program to avoid a gun charge. The judge cited a disagreement between prosecutors and the defense team over whether the deal meant Biden would be shielded from prosecution on other charges in the future.
« I have concerns about the agreement, » she said. « I can’t let him plea to something if he thinks he has protection from something and he doesn’t.
