38 Special handgun at issue in his gun case.īiden, who has acknowledged a longtime addiction to alcohol and crack cocaine, was charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a drug user.Īsked about them by the judge, Biden said, simply, “Virtually, everything collapsed.”
Noreika said that for the deal to “be enforceable, there has to be a meeting of the minds.”Īfter a 15-minute recess, they told the judge that the agreement prevented Biden from being charged with any other tax violations for the years 2014 to 2019, as well as any past drug offenses or crimes related to the. “I don’t agree with what the government said,” he said. When she asked, for example, if the deal permitted prosecutors to later charge Biden with failure to register as an agent for a foreign government during his time working for the Ukrainian energy giant Burisma and a company in China, Wise said it did. Attorney Leo Wise and defense lawyer Christopher Clark explained that the deal was a good-faith bargain to resolve the probe into Hunter Biden’s business dealings and finances.īiden himself told the judge he fully understood that although Wise would recommend probation for the tax charges, the judge could sentence him to up to a year in prison on each of the two counts.Īn hour into the hearing, though, Noreika called a recess when it became apparent that, in response to her questions, the parties also disagreed over the scope of future charges that could be brought in what Wise said was an ongoing investigation. The hearing began with Noreika wondering why the plea agreement seemingly restricted her power to decide on its acceptability, musing that it appeared the parties wanted her to be a “rubber stamp” for the deal they struck.Īssistant U.S. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor
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