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Hunter Biden’s lawyers claim federal prosecutors broke their plea deal.

U.S. Prosecutors Reneged on ‌Plea Deal with Hunter Biden, Lawyers Say

In a ‍new filing, ⁤lawyers for Hunter Biden revealed that U.S. prosecutors ‌have gone back on a previously agreed-upon plea⁤ deal with President Joe Biden’s‍ son.⁢ The decision to renege on the deal was made on August 13, according ‍to Mr. Biden’s legal team.

Prosecutors ‌recently ​stated that the case, which was ⁢initially heading towards a resolution ⁢where Mr. Biden would plead guilty, is now set to go to trial due ‍to the collapse of the plea agreement.

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Mr. Biden had‌ initially agreed to ⁣plead guilty to two counts of intentionally failing to pay‌ taxes. Additionally, he and the prosecutors had reached a ​pretrial diversion agreement for a felony gun charge.

During the first hearing after the announcement of the ⁤deals, U.S. District ⁤Judge Maryellen Noreika expressed concerns about certain details. She discovered⁢ that the diversion agreement included a promise from prosecutors ‌not to pursue the gun ‍charge, as⁣ well as other charges related ‍to the tax issues beyond the‍ two‌ counts already brought forward.

“Have you ever seen a Diversion Agreement where the agreement not to prosecute is so broad that it encompasses crimes in a different case?” Judge Noreika asked the prosecutors.

“No,” answered Leo Wise, one of the prosecutors.

Subsequently, the parties disagreed on the interpretation of the details, leading one of Mr. Biden’s⁤ attorneys to declare the plea agreement null and void, resulting in Mr. Biden pleading ​not guilty.

“The possibilities are only, one, they wrote something and weren’t clear what they meant. Two, they knew what they meant, and misstated it​ to⁣ counsel. Or third, they changed their view as they were standing in court⁣ in‌ Delaware,” said Abbe ⁣Lowell, one of the lawyers representing Mr.⁣ Biden, ⁢during‌ an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday.

Prosecutors later revealed that attempts to negotiate an updated agreement for the tax charges ⁤had​ failed, leading to the likelihood of a trial.

“The ⁤immunity⁣ that would have been granted would be broad immunity,” Mr. Lowell stated.

While Mr. Biden’s lawyers acknowledged that a briefing ‍to the judge was unnecessary given the circumstances, Mr. Lowell suggested that a newly crafted agreement could still be a possibility to avoid a trial.

“We were trying⁤ to avoid one all along. And so were the prosecutors who came forward to us, and were the ones to say, ‘can there⁣ be ⁤a ⁢resolution short of a prosecution?’ So‍ they⁤ wanted ‍it and maybe they still do want it,” Mr. Lowell explained.

The two counts Mr. Biden‍ faces are misdemeanors,⁤ each carrying a maximum ⁣prison ⁢term of one year upon conviction.

Prosecutors⁤ have indicated that the diversion agreement ⁣is separate ​from the plea deal and remains in ​effect. Mr. Biden’s legal team agrees with this position.

“The defendant intends to abide⁣ by the terms of the ⁢diversion agreement,” they wrote, emphasizing that “the parties have a valid and binding bilateral diversion agreement.”

The diversion agreement would allow Mr. Biden to avoid‍ pleading guilty or going to trial for the felony gun charge, which carries a potential prison sentence of up​ to 10 years if he were to admit guilt or be convicted. The⁤ terms⁣ of the agreement include a 24-month prohibition on buying or owning a⁢ gun, surrendering any firearms and ammunition he currently possesses, and refraining⁤ from alcohol and drug use.

The new filing⁢ was submitted in response to the prosecutors’ request for‌ the judge to dismiss the tax charges. Prosecutors explained​ that, ⁣following the impasse in negotiations, they plan to ⁤bring the⁣ charges in different jurisdictions.

“Venue for ‍these ​offenses does not lie in Delaware,” U.S. Att



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