{"id":2058320,"date":"2023-10-06T17:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-is-so-used-to-being-above-the-law-hes-citing-a-rejected-plea-deal-to-claim-immunity\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T21:19:00","slug":"hunter-biden-is-so-used-to-being-above-the-law-hes-citing-a-rejected-plea-deal-to-claim-immunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-is-so-used-to-being-above-the-law-hes-citing-a-rejected-plea-deal-to-claim-immunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden, accustomed to impunity, cites rejected plea deal for immunity."},"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\">22<\/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-is-so-used-to-being-above-the-law-hes-citing-a-rejected-plea-deal-to-claim-immunity%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=2058320&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--><div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hunter Biden seeks\u200c dismissal of three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-seeks-dismissal-of-felony-gun-charges-says-sweetheart-plea-deal-gives-him-immunity\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden wants his felony gun charges dismissed, claiming his plea deal grants him immunity.\">felony gun charges brought<\/a> against\u2062 him by\u2062 Special Counsel David Weiss. The president&#8217;s son previously pleaded not guilty to \u200bthe charges on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/hunter-biden-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-gun-charges-out-of-special-counsel-david-weiss-probe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Weiss <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/14\/hunter-biden-slapped-with-three-felony-gun-charges-after-lying-on-background-check-in-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">slapped<\/a> Hunter with three felonies \u2062related to\u2062 his \u2062unlawful purchase of a firearm in 2018.\u2064 The counts specifically allege that Hunter lied\u200d on\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-indictment-coming-soon-special-counsels-court-filing-reveals\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden to be indicted soon, according to Special Counsel's court filing.\">background check form \u2064required<\/a> to purchase \u200bthe gun and possessed\u2062 the firearm \u200d&#8221;while\u2063 he was addicted to and using\u2064 illicit \u2062substances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u2062 important to note that Weiss <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/07\/16\/federal-prosecutor-deliberately-delayed-hunter-biden-probe-to-shield-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intentionally<\/a> delayed an inquiry into Hunter&#8217;s alleged criminal activities \u200dbecause he believed\u200c it would hinder then-candidate Joe Biden&#8217;s \u200b2020 presidential aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>In their Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/67511701\/53\/united-states-v-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">court filing<\/a>, Abbe Lowell and Richard Jones Jr., Hunter&#8217;s \u200dattorneys, \u2063stated that they \u200d&#8221;will seek to\u200b dismiss&#8221; the \u2063felony gun charges against their client &#8220;pursuant to the\u2063 immunity provisions&#8221; of a diversion agreement agreed to by both parties earlier this\u2064 summer. Lowell and Jones argue that this \u200bagreement \u200bgrants Hunter immunity from\u2063 such charges. \u200dThis agreement was made alongside\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/20\/hunter-bidens-wrist-slap-on-gun-tax-crimes-is-a-complete-smokescreen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">separate set<\/a> of indictments\u200c filed \u2064against Hunter by Weiss in June, which included two misdemeanor tax charges and a\u2063 felony charge\u200c for \u2064possessing\u200b a firearm while \u200bbeing an unlawful drug user and addict.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dreported by \u2062The Federalist&#8217;s Jordan Boyd, this &#8220;carefully orchestrated&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/14\/hunter-biden-slapped-with-three-felony-gun-charges-after-lying-on-background-check-in-2018\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/20\/hunter-bidens-wrist-slap-on-gun-tax-crimes-is-a-complete-smokescreen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sweetheart deal<\/a> concocted by the DOJ and Hunter&#8217;s legal team\u200c meant \u200bthat Hunter would \u2062only face probation, not\u200c jail time, for the two misdemeanor tax charges \u200che planned to plead guilty to. Meanwhile, the\u2064 federal government planned to \u200ddrop the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-slapped-with-three-felony-gun-charges-after-lying-on-background-check-in-2018\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Slapped With Three Felony Gun Charges After Lying On Background Check In 2018\">original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victims-blame-soros-backed-prosecutors-for-crime-wave-in-u-s-cities\/\" title=\"Victims Blame Soros-Backed Prosecutors for Crime Wave in U.S. Cities\">felony gun charge<\/a><\/a>\u2063 as long\u2062 as Hunter promised to abandon his drug-plagued lifestyle for\u200d 24 months and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2023\/06\/20\/us\/hunter-biden-plea-deal#hunter-biden-plea-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">never own a gun again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b when presented \u200dwith the pretrial diversion agreement in court, Federal \u200bJudge Maryellen Noreika sensed something amiss. Instead \u2062of approving the agreement, Noreika discovered that \u200dit would <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/27\/how-a-federal-judge-turned-the-tables-on-hunter-bidens-plea-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">grant<\/a> \u200c Hunter immunity from future\u2062 charges beyond those listed\u2062 in the indictment. Consequently, the plea agreement fell apart.<\/p>\n<p>If convicted on all three felony gun charges, Hunter could potentially face up to 25 years in\u200d prison, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/10\/06\/hunter-biden-asks-for-federal-gun-charges-to-be-dismissed-claims-immunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Shawn Fleetwood is a staff\u200b writer for The Federalist\u200b and \u2063a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He \u200dpreviously served\u200b as a state\u2063 content writer \u2063for Convention of States\u2064 Action and \u2062his work has\u2064 been featured in numerous outlets,\u2063 including \u200bRealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. Follow\u2064 him on \u200bTwitter @ShawnFleetwood<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might the outcome of this case impact the reputation and credibility \u2063of the Biden administration<\/h2>\n<p><span>  And a fine for the tax charges\u200c, and the felony gun charge would be dropped. This diversion agreement was seen by many as a lenient punishment for Hunter,\u200b considering the seriousness of the charges against him.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b the recent filing by Hunter&#8217;s attorneys suggests that they are \u200bnow seeking to have the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-is-so-used-to-being-above-the-law-hes-citing-a-rejected-plea-deal-to-claim-immunity\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden, accustomed to impunity, cites rejected plea deal for immunity.\">felony gun charges dismissed altogether<\/a>. They argue that the immunity \u200dprovisions of \u200bthe diversion\u2063 agreement provide Hunter with \u2063protection against these charges. If successful, this would effectively remove \u2064the most serious allegations\u2064 against Hunter\u2062 and could significantly impact the\u2063 outcome of the case.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Hunter Biden&#8217;s\u200b legal troubles extends beyond the specific charges he faces. The deliberate delay of the investigation by Special Counsel Weiss has raised questions about\u200b potential political\u200c motivations.\u2063 Critics argue that Weiss held back the inquiry in order to shield then-candidate Joe Biden\u2063 from any negative publicity that may\u2063 have arisen from his son&#8217;s\u200b legal issues. This has fueled accusations of a cover-up and has added to \u200dthe perception of \u2062a lack of accountability for the Biden family.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this case will undoubtedly have\u2062 implications for the reputation and credibility of\u2063 the Biden administration. If the felony gun charges are dismissed, \u200cit may be seen as a vindication for \u200cHunter and a further indication of\u200d preferential treatment. On the other hand, if \u200bHunter is convicted, it could expose the\u2062 administration to further\u2064 criticism \u200cand scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial that the legal proceedings surrounding Hunter Biden&#8217;s charges are conducted with transparency and impartiality. The American people deserve to know the truth and have \u2064confidence in the justice \u2064system. Regardless of the\u200c outcome, this case serves as a reminder of the need for equal \u2064treatment under the law and \u200bthe importance of holding \u200bindividuals accountable for their actions, regardless of their familial or political connections.<\/p>\n<p>As the legal battle continues, it is clear that\u2064 the controversy surrounding\u200b Hunter Biden&#8217;s alleged criminal activities will remain\u200d a\u2063 topic of significant interest and debate. The outcome of\u200c this\u2062 case will undoubtedly have political ramifications and may shape public\u2063 perception of the Biden administration&#8217;s\u200c commitment to \u200daccountability and the rule of law. Only time will tell how\u200b this high-profile saga unfolds and\u200c what impact it will have\u2064 on the broader political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of three felony gun charges filed by Special Counsel David Weiss. He had pleaded not guilty earlier. 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