Legal experts weigh in on Hunter Biden's legal fate after plea deal with Justice Department fell apart in court on Tuesday.
was expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax as part of a plea deal to avoid jail time on a felony gun charge.
A courtroom sketch depicts Hunter Biden in a federal courtroom in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 26, 2023. Hunter Biden, 53, has been under federal investigation since 2018. That investigation into his"tax affairs" began amid the discovery of suspicious activity reports that related to money from"China and other foreign nations." IRS whistleblowers said the investigation began as an offshoot from an existing probe into a foreign pornography platform.
Turley said the"sweetheart deal" was an effort to"cap off" the years-long federal probe into Hunter Biden's taxes and foreign business dealings."But now, it’s the worst possible situation for Hunter Biden," Turley said. Jim Trusty, criminal prosecutor and former lawyer for former President Donald Trump, said the plea deal breakdown was unusual."Up until today, Delaware was looking like the place where investigations go to die," Trusty told Fox News Digital.
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