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Hunter Biden Published July 26, 2023 11:53am EDT

Hunter Biden plea deal falls apart

during first court appearance
The president's son made his first court appearance Wednesday

By Brooke Singman | Fox News

Hunter Biden arrives at Delaware federal courthouse to take plea deal

Hunter Biden was seen arriving Wednesday at federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, to plea guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges.

Hunter Biden's plea deal appeared to fall apart during his first court appearance
Wednesday morning, amid questions about federal prosecutors' plans for the ongoing
investigation.

The president's son was expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts of willful
failure to pay federal income tax, as part of plea deal to avoid jail time on a felony gun
charge.

But Judge Maryellen Noreika pressed federal prosecutors on the investigation and
questioned whether there was the possibility for future charges.

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Hunter Biden was also expected to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement regarding a
separate felony charge of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of
or addicted to a controlled substance.

His plea deal, which has faced ire from Republicans and opponents of the president, was
likely to keep Hunter Biden out of jail.

Brooke Singman is a Fox News Digital politics reporter. You can reach her at
Brooke.Singman@Fox.com or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.

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