Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal Falls Apart in Chaotic Court Hearing
In a stunning reversal that puts the president’s son on a crash course with the nation’s Department of Justice, Hunter Biden’s plea deal over tax and gun crimes completely unraveled in a Delaware courtroom on Wednesday—and resulted in him pleading not guilty to charges to which he was about to admit.
The sudden change of course puts the case on a path toward a possible federal trial after the judge overseeing the case unexpectedly rejected the agreement.
Biden arrived in court Wednesday morning expecting to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of failure to pay income tax—part of a plea deal with prosecutors that would have spared him from prosecution on a firearms charge.