{"id":2337347,"date":"2024-09-05T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-rejects-hunter-bidens-plea-offer-blasting-first-sons-request-for-special-terms-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:35:51","slug":"doj-rejects-hunter-bidens-plea-offer-blasting-first-sons-request-for-special-terms-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-rejects-hunter-bidens-plea-offer-blasting-first-sons-request-for-special-terms-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ rejects Hunter Biden\u2019s plea offer, blasting first son\u2019s request for \u2018special terms:\u2019 Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fdoj-rejects-hunter-bidens-plea-offer-blasting-first-sons-request-for-special-terms-report-washington-examiner%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=2337347&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--><p>The Department of\u200c Justice (DOJ) has rejected Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea offer regarding his criminal case in California.\u2062 Biden proposed an unusual \u200cplea that would allow him to admit guilt for\u2064 nine tax charges without conceding to the underlying accusations in his indictment. During a court\u2062 session, prosecutor \u2062Leo Wise emphasized that Biden is not entitled to &#8220;special terms&#8221; in\u200d his plea agreement, stating, &#8220;Hunter Biden is not innocent. Hunter Biden is \u2062guilty, \u200dand he\u2019s \u2063not\u2063 allowed to plead guilty on special terms that only apply to\u200b him.&#8221; \u2064Biden&#8217;s \u2062attorney, Abbe Lowell, contested the characterization\u2063 of the plea as\u200b special and argued that it should not be viewed as unique\u200c to Biden. The case continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indicted-democratic-sen-menendez-gives-explanation-for-the-480000-agents-found-in-his-home\/\" title=\"Democratic Sen. Menendez explains 0,000 found in his home after indictment.\">garner significant media attention<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DOJ rejects Hunter Biden&rsquo;s plea offer, blasting first son&rsquo;s request for &lsquo;special terms:&rsquo; Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735596\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Department of Justice prosecutors rejected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hunter Biden\">Hunter Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s offer on Thursday to enter an unusual plea in his criminal case in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hunter Biden\">California<\/a> that would involve the first son accepting guilt for the nine tax charges he is facing while avoiding admitting to the underlying allegations in his indictment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leo Wise, a prosecutor working on behalf of special counsel David Weiss, told Judge Mark Scarsi that Biden appeared to be asking for &ldquo;special terms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hunter Biden is not innocent. Hunter Biden is guilty, and he&rsquo;s not allowed to plead guilty on special terms that only apply to him,&rdquo; Wise said, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/meghanncuniff\/status\/1831755563983946014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> from the courtroom.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hunter Biden&rsquo;s lawyer Abbe Lowell took issue with Wise saying an Alford plea would somehow be special only to Biden.<\/p>\n<p>  &ldquo;I know it makes a headline,&rdquo; Lowell tells Judge Scarsi, but &ldquo;it&rsquo;s just so wrong&rdquo; that he had to start by addressing it.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meghanncuniff\/status\/1831758042473624031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The decision by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-debate-performance-renews-spotlight-on-hur-tapes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden debate performance renews spotlight on Hur tapes - Washington Examiner\">special counsel&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s team to urge Scarsi to move the case to trial comes after Biden&rsquo;s legal team surprised prosecutors Thursday morning by entering what is known as an &ldquo;Alford plea&rdquo; just before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-derek-chauvin-agreed-to-plea-bargain-but-trump-ag-william-barr-rejected-deal\/\" title=\"Report: Derek Chauvin Agreed To Plea Bargain But Trump AG William Barr Rejected Deal\">jury selection<\/a> in the case was set to begin.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the first we&rsquo;ve heard of this,&rdquo;&nbsp;Wise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/joe-biden\/hunter-biden-intends-plead-guilty-federal-tax-charges-rcna169621\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the judge earlier in the day, according to NBC.<\/p>\n<p>Scarsi proposed punting jury selection until Friday to allow the government to prepare a full argument against Biden&rsquo;s Alford plea, which the judge has discretion over whether to accept.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is developing.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735596\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735596\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Justice has turned down Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea offer, criticizing his request for &#8220;special terms.&#8221; On Thursday, prosecutors rejected Biden&#8217;s proposal to enter a unique plea in his California criminal case, which would have him acknowledge guilt for nine tax charges without admitting to the underlying allegations in his indictment. Prosecutor Leo Wise, representing special counsel David Weiss, informed Judge Mark Scarsi that Biden seemed to be seeking &#8220;special terms.&#8221; Wise stated, &#8220;Hunter Biden is not innocent. Hunter Biden is guilty and cannot plead guilty under special conditions that apply only to him,&#8221; as reported from the courtroom. In response, Hunter Biden&#8217;s attorney Abbe Lowell contested Wise\u2019s assertion that an Alford plea would be uniquely favorable to Biden. Lowell remarked to Judge Scarsi that while it may attract media attention, it was fundamentally incorrect and needed addressing. The special counsel\u2019s team pushed for the case to proceed to trial after being caught off guard by Biden\u2019s legal team entering an Alford plea just before jury selection was set to begin on Thursday morning. Wise noted this was their first awareness of such a move earlier in the day. Judge Scarsi suggested delaying jury selection until Friday so the government could prepare a comprehensive argument against accepting Biden&#8217;s Alford plea; ultimately, it is up to the judge whether or not he will accept it. This situation is still unfolding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2337348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24204494144715.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7076,32528,40219],"class_list":["post-2337347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-doj","tag-hunter-biden","tag-plea-offer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24204494144715.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337347","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2337347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2337347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2337348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2337347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2337347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}