The path of Hunter Biden’s criminal case took an unexpected turn on Wednesday when a judge appeared ready to toss out a plea deal the president’s son had reached with federal prosecutors over charges of unpaid taxes and lying on an application for a firearm.
Mr Biden was in court on Wednesday to enter a guilty plea had Judge Maryellen Noreika signed off on the agreement. Joe Biden’s adult son was set to admit guilt on the tax charges in exchange for probation, while he would also enter a pretrial diversionary program that would allow him to avoid a guilty plea on the gun charge.
