{"id":1981675,"date":"2023-07-24T19:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T23:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-hunter-bidens-wednesday-plea-could-accelerate-new-criminal-investigation\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T19:17:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T23:17:31","slug":"why-hunter-bidens-wednesday-plea-could-accelerate-new-criminal-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-hunter-bidens-wednesday-plea-could-accelerate-new-criminal-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea on Wednesday may speed up a fresh criminal probe."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-hunter-bidens-wednesday-plea-could-accelerate-new-criminal-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1981675&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President Joe Biden&#8217;s Son Agrees to\u2062 Plea Deal, But Legal\u2064 Woes Remain<\/h2>\n<p>President\u200c Joe Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter\u2064 Biden, has agreed \u2063to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax \u2063offenses and enter a pretrial diversion program \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grassley-plea-deal-ignores-significant-body-of-evidence-of-hunter-bidens-other-criminal-schemes\/\" title=\"Grassley: Plea Deal Disregards Hunter Biden's Other Crimes\">avoid prison time<\/a> on a felony gun charge. However, questions \u2062still linger about \u200bwhether this will \u2062mark the end of his legal troubles.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden, 55, will \u200bappear in Wilmington, Delaware, federal court on Wednesday \u2062morning, where U.S.\u2063 District Judge Maryellen Noreika will decide \u2064whether to \u2064accept\u200b the plea \u2062deal. The announcement of the plea agreement comes after five years of investigation and \u200bamidst new\u200b allegations\u2064 of preferential treatment\u2064 from\u2062 prosecutors.<\/p>\n<h3>House Republicans\u200b Continue Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Despite the plea agreement, Hunter\u2062 Biden&#8217;s legal\u2063 troubles\u200d may not be \u200cover. House Republicans plan to continue their congressional investigation into the Biden family&#8217;s financial records. The House Oversight\u200c Committee, leading\u2064 the investigation, is set to hear from Hunter&#8217;s ex-business partner, \u2062Devon Archer,\u2062 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>While the committee cannot make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice for the same\u200b crimes, the DOJ could still \u2062prosecute Hunter Biden \u200bbased on other crimes referred by \u200bCongress.<\/p>\n<p>On \u200dthe other hand, \u2063Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorneys\u2062 have publicly stated that they expect \u200dthe plea\u2062 deal to resolve all of his outstanding legal \u2063issues.<\/p>\n<h3>Judge&#8217;s Decision and Potential Consequences<\/h3>\n<p>Judge \u200dNoreika,\u2062 appointed by former President Donald Trump, has the\u200b option to\u2063 delay the certification\u2064 of the agreement if she \u200cwishes to review more information regarding the alleged preferential treatment. However,\u200b it is common for judges \u200cto accept plea agreements in the criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<p>For the charge of purchasing a handgun while addicted to drugs, Hunter Biden will agree \u200cto a pretrial diversion, with \u200dthe charge being dropped\u200c if he fulfills\u2062 certain terms. The \u200cterms will be \u200cset out during\u2064 the sentencing, which can be imposed at the hearing since the arrangements \u200cfor\u200b the \u200bplea\u200c deal \u200dwere \u200dmade \u200din advance.<\/p>\n<p>If\u2064 Hunter \u200cBiden\u2063 fails to \u200ccomplete \u2064the terms of the diversion,\u2064 the judge can terminate \u2063it and proceed with criminal \u200bproceedings. However, the judge may also give\u200d him\u2064 a warning for any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-texas-gun-dealer-sues-biden-for-shuttering-firearm-stores-over-paperwork-flukes\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Texas Gun Dealer Sues Biden For Shuttering Firearm Stores Over Paperwork Flukes\">minor slip-ups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Conservative Group Files\u200d Lawsuit<\/h3>\n<p>The conservative Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Oversight Project has\u200b filed a lawsuit against the DOJ,\u200b alleging non-compliance with a Freedom of Information Act request. The lawsuit aims to obtain communications mentioning the\u200b possibility of appointing a special counsel.<\/p>\n<p>IRS whistleblowers, supervisory agent Gary Shapley \u2063and special agent Joe Ziegler, testified before the \u2063Oversight Committee, claiming \u2063that the DOJ interfered with their investigation into Hunter Biden. They alleged \u2062that the DOJ blocked requests for\u2064 special counsel status, \u2063prevented \u200binterviews with\u2063 Hunter \u200cBiden, restricted access to his laptop, and\u2064 allowed the statute of limitations\u200b to expire on additional \u200ctax charges.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c Heritage Foundation plans\u200b to submit an amicus brief\u200d in the Delaware court, urging Judge Noreika \u2064to reconsider accepting\u200b the plea deal.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential Criminal Referrals and Ongoing Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>House GOP lawmakers are focused on \u200btwo\u2063 IRS whistleblower\u2064 claims that\u2064 raise \u2062concerns about whether the DOJ hindered the collection of evidence on potential financial crimes.\u2064 They suggest that Hunter \u200dBiden could face criminal referrals for\u2062 violating \u200dthe \u2063Mann Act, money \u2063laundering, racketeering, wire fraud, \u2063and \u2062violations of\u200c the Foreign Agents Registration Act.<\/p>\n<p>While Hunter Biden&#8217;s legal troubles were\u200b partially \u2064resolved with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-hunter-bidens-wednesday-plea-could-accelerate-new-criminal-investigation\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden's plea on Wednesday may speed up a fresh criminal probe.\">recent child support \u2063settlement<\/a>, the plea deal on Wednesday could \u200bprovide House \u200dRepublicans \u200cwith more\u2062 access \u2063to information. With the DOJ \u2062no longer\u2062 citing \u200dan\u200d ongoing\u2063 investigation as a reason\u2063 to deny requests for documents and witness testimony, \u200dCongress may be able \u2063to continue its investigation into \u200cadditional potential crimes.<\/p>\n<p>It is important\u200b to note that resolving these matters through a\u2063 plea\u2063 deal \u200ddoes not absolve Hunter Biden of any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-promise-you-we-did-everything-miami-rescue-workers-refuse-to-leave-collapsed-surfside-condo-site\/\" title=\"\u2018I Promise You We Did Everything\u2019: Miami Rescue Workers Refuse To Leave Collapsed Surfside Condo Site\">potential criminal liability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s son, Hunter Biden, will plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax offenses and enter a pretrial diversion program to avoid prison time for a felony gun charge. However, doubts remain regarding the resolution of his legal troubles. Hunter Biden, 55, is scheduled to appear in a federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1981676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1981675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1981675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1981675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1981676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1981675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1981675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1981675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}