{"id":1983276,"date":"2023-07-26T15:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-changes-plea-after-his-original-sweetheart-deal-falls-apart-in-court\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:46:00","slug":"hunter-biden-changes-plea-after-his-original-sweetheart-deal-falls-apart-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-changes-plea-after-his-original-sweetheart-deal-falls-apart-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden alters plea after initial agreement collapses in court."},"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-changes-plea-after-his-original-sweetheart-deal-falls-apart-in-court%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=1983276&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>Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty After Plea Deal Falls Apart in Court<\/h2>\n<p>Hunter Biden, \u2062the son of President Joe Biden, pleaded not guilty to tax\u2063 evasion and <a title=\"\u2018He Did Absolutely Nothing Wrong\u2019: Florida Sheriff Won\u2019t Charge Homeowner Who Fired Reported AK-47 Type Weapon At Home Invaders\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-did-absolutely-nothing-wrong-florida-sheriff-wont-charge-homeowner-who-fired-reported-ak-47-type-weapon-at-home-invaders\/\">illegal gun possession charges<\/a> on Wednesday in \u200cfederal court.\u2062 This comes\u2063 after the judge overseeing\u2062 the case rejected the plea agreement reached between Biden and federal prosecutors in June.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika raised \u200bconcerns about the blanket immunity from future prosecution that the agreement would provide. She questioned why the deal had \u200bbeen filed under a provision that did not give her the authority to reject it.<\/p>\n<p>The judge&#8217;s skepticism was evident from the beginning.\u200c When she asked the prosecutor if there was\u200b any precedent for the proposed deal, he \u200breplied, \u2062&#8221;No,\u200b your honor.&#8221; Noreika demanded changes \u2062to the agreement, clarifying her role and limiting the broad immunity offered to Biden on his business\u2063 dealings.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s Kara Scannell reported that the judge stated she \u200ccould not accept the plea agreement as it \u200cwas structured.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>BREAKING<\/p>\n<p>HUNTER \u200bBIDEN \u200cPLEADS \u200cNOT GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES AFTER PLEA DEAL IS JEOPARDIZED\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHpLbp9zWK\">pic.twitter.com\/HHpLbp9zWK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1684252645177819148?\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The judge also questioned the constitutionality of her involvement in deciding whether Biden should be charged later if\u200d he violated the terms of\u200d the <a title=\"Hunter Biden alters plea after initial agreement collapses in court.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-changes-plea-after-his-original-sweetheart-deal-falls-apart-in-court\/\">gun diversion plea agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, U.S. Attorney David \u200bWeiss \u200crecommended probation for Biden for failing to pay over $100,000 in taxes in 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you agree with the\u200b judge&#8217;s decision?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>Completing this \u2063poll entitles \u200byou to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may \u200copt out at any time. You \u200dalso agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%;\">\n<p>Yes: 0%\u2062 (0 Votes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%;\">\n<p>No: 0% (0 Votes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The maximum punishment for the <a title=\"Grassley: Hunter Biden plea not the final say.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-deal-cannot-be-the-final-word-grassley-says\/\">misdemeanor tax evasion charges<\/a> is a $25,000 fine and \u2063one\u200c year in prison. The pretrial diversion \u200bagreement would \u2064have resolved the charge of gun possession by a drug user or addict. \u2064Under the deal, Biden would have had \u200cto remain drug-free for two years and give up his right to own a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News correspondent Griff Jenkins reported that the case may now proceed to trial.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Judge DENIES Hunter Biden plea deal, pleads &#8216;not guilty&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ET54tXbw9M\">pic.twitter.com\/ET54tXbw9M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny \u2063Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1684256839465160704?\">July 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The New York Times noted that Judge Noreika was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2017 with the support of \u2064Delaware&#8217;s two Democratic senators, Chris Coons \u200dand Tom Carper.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-changes-plea-original-sweetheart-deal-falls-apart-court\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hunter\u2064 Biden Changes Plea After His Original Sweetheart Deal Falls Apart in Court<\/a> appeared first on\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Western \u200dJournal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden entered a not guilty plea for tax evasion and illegal gun possession charges. The judge rejected the plea agreement made between President Joe Biden&#8217;s son and federal prosecutors. Judge Maryellen Noreika raised concerns about the immunity granted for future prosecution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":1983277,"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":"Hunter Biden alters plea after initial agreement collapses in court.","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1983276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Hunter Biden alters plea after initial agreement collapses in court.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983276","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\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1983276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1983276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1983277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1983276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1983276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1983276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}