{"id":1983167,"date":"2023-07-26T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T17:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-presidents-son-pleads-not-guilty-after-judge-blows-up-plea-agreement\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T13:50:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T17:50:41","slug":"hunter-biden-plea-presidents-son-pleads-not-guilty-after-judge-blows-up-plea-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-presidents-son-pleads-not-guilty-after-judge-blows-up-plea-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden pleads &#8216;not guilty&#8217; as judge rejects plea agreement."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fhunter-biden-plea-presidents-son-pleads-not-guilty-after-judge-blows-up-plea-agreement%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=1983167&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 Pleads &#8220;Not Guilty&#8221; in \u2064Court<\/h2>\n<p>WILMINGTON, Delaware \u2014 In a\u200c dramatic court hearing, Hunter Biden, the son of\u200c President Joe\u200b Biden, pleaded &#8220;not guilty&#8221; after a federal judge in Delaware refused to accept a prearranged plea deal. The\u2062 judge expressed concerns about the terms of the agreement and the \u2064ongoing\u200c investigation.<\/p>\n<h3>A Surprising Turn of Events<\/h3>\n<p>U.S. \u2063District Judge Maryellen Noreika surprised everyone when she raised questions\u200d about the plea deal during the hearing. She expressed her reservations and stated \u200cthat she couldn&#8217;t\u200c make a decision on the agreement at that moment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;You all\u200d are telling me to &#8216;please rubber stamp this agreement,\u200c your honor.&#8217; I am not in a \u2063position where I can decide on the\u2064 plea agreement,&#8221; the judge continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The prosecution confirmed \u2064that the investigation \u2063into Hunter Biden was \u2064still ongoing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-presidents-son-pleads-not-guilty-after-judge-blows-up-plea-agreement\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden pleads 'not guilty' as judge rejects plea agreement.\">contradicting previous speculations<\/a> that \u2062the plea\u2063 deal would bring an end to the yearslong inquiry into his business dealings. The judge expressed frustration,\u2063 questioning why\u2062 the process was being done piecemeal.<\/p>\n<h3>A Plea Agreement in Jeopardy<\/h3>\n<p>Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u200b attorney, Chris Clark, declared that the plea agreement was null and void if there was a possibility\u2063 of future prosecution. \u2063The court then went into recess as the \u200cjudge requested more details on the arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers later presented a revised plea deal, but the judge rejected \u2063the idea and asked for further briefings from the \u2064attorneys.<\/p>\n<h3>Not Guilty Plea\u2064 and Potential Consequences<\/h3>\n<p>Hunter Biden \u2063ultimately entered a plea of &#8220;not guilty&#8221; on the\u200c two tax \u2062charges. Without the\u200d plea agreement, he could face up \u2062to 12 months in prison and a fine of $25,000 for each <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-federal-judge-leaves-courtroom-as-plea-deal-hearing-stalled\/\" title=\"Federal judge exits courtroom as plea deal hearing for Hunter Biden comes to a halt.\">tax violation count<\/a>, as well as a maximum sentence of 10 years in \u200cjail for the felony charge.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from Hunter Biden&#8217;s willful tax neglect in 2017 and 2018, as well as his false statements on a gun application \u200bin 2018.<\/p>\n<h3>A Controversial\u2063 Case<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-on-life-after-congress-elon-musk-and-big-tech-censorship\/\" title=\"Devin Nunes On Life After Congress, Elon Musk, And Big Tech Censorship\">high-profile nature<\/a> of the\u2062 case\u200c has drawn attention and raised questions \u200cabout \u200cequal treatment under the law. Republican lawmakers have criticized the plea\u2062 agreement as \u2063a &#8220;sweetheart deal&#8221; and have pointed to alleged obstacles faced by the prosecutor in \u2063bringing harsher charges against Hunter\u200c Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts expected the judge to approve the plea deal, but the hearing has \u2064shown that she is taking the \u2063matter seriously and thoroughly examining its terms.<\/p>\n<p>If the plea deal had\u2062 been accepted, \u2063it would have marked the \u2064conclusion of \u2062a nearly five-year investigation into Hunter\u200c Biden&#8217;s taxes and foreign business dealings. It\u2063 would have also been the first time the Justice Department brought charges against a sitting president&#8217;s child.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing \u2064story and will \u2062be updated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden, 53, pleaded &#8220;not guilty&#8221; in court as a federal judge in Delaware declined to accept a &#8220;sweetheart&#8221; plea deal due to the ongoing investigation. 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