Hunter Biden plea: Federal judge leaves courtroom as plea deal hearing stalled
WILMINGTON, Delaware — President Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded"not guilty" in court Wednesday after a federal judge in Delaware said she was not ready to accept a so-called sweetheart plea deal after the prosecution revealed the investigation was ongoing.
"I am concerned you are taking provisions out of the plea agreement," Noreika said. She asked lawyers in the room about the terms of the gun charge, raising concerns that the judiciary would not normally oversee such an agreement. She also said she was worried that the agreement on the tax charges wouldn't give her the ability to reject or modify the deal.
A federal prosecutor under U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss, who led the investigation and brokered the plea agreement, then remarked they weren't at liberty to divulge additional details about the investigation."I understand why you want to get this resolved but I'm not in a position to do so now," Noreika later added.
Under earlier questioning from the judge, Hunter Biden talked about his past drug and alcohol abuse over the course of"20 years" and that he had been sober since 2019. The court then went into recess as the judge asked for more details on the plea deal arrangement. Under an agreement with Weiss's office announced in late June, the first son would have entered a pretrial diversion agreement for the gun charge, an alternative to prosecution that allows a defendant to avoid prison time.
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