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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Republicans crying wolf over Hunter Biden have hurt their own cause

Hunter Biden
Legal experts were less shocked than Republicans would have liked at Hunter Biden’s plea deal. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP

“Sweetheart deal!” “Two-tiered justice!” “Mere traffic ticket!”

Republicans had their applause lines ready on Tuesday when Joe Biden’s son Hunter struck a plea deal over unpaid taxes, and gun possession while being a drug user, that is likely to keep him out of prison.

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