A federal judge in Delaware formally dismissed misdemeanor tax charges filed against Hunter Biden as part of a “sweetheart” plea deal that fell through last month.
Not that President Biden’s problematic son is off the hook just yet — Hunter Biden is “expected to face the same charges — or new ones — in the near future,” NBC News reported.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika’s decision was expected after the failed plea agreement, according to the network.
“Special counsel David Weiss’ office moved to dismiss the charges last week, citing venue problems that would not have been an issue had Biden pleaded guilty, as initially expected,” NBC News reported. “Biden had agreed this year to plead guilty to misdemeanor charges related to his failure to pay income taxes in return for prosecutors’ recommending a sentence of probation. But the agreement fell apart over confusion at the plea hearing about a separate gun charge and questions the judge had about the deals.”
“After the hearing, the parties continued negotiating but reached an impasse. A trial is therefore in order,” prosecutors said last week.
BREAKING: Leftist Judge Maryellen Noreika dismisses tax charges against Hunter Biden.
Hunter was caught twice failing to pay over $100,000 in income tax to the federal government from income of over $1.5 million in 2017 and 2018.
If that was you or I, we would be in federal… pic.twitter.com/dga2AeVRhi
— I Meme Therefore I Am (@ImMeme0) August 18, 2023
As for new venues, Weiss has indicated he will likely take Hunter Biden to trial in either Washington, D.C., or California — both venues seemingly favorable for him.
“The Government, in the exercise of its prosecutorial discretion, is considering what tax charges to bring in another district and may elect to bring the same charges set forth in the instant information or different ones,” the filing said.
Hunter Biden also faces a possible trial on a felony gun charge in a different district.
Weiss strongly rejected claims by Biden’s legal team that his office “reneged” on the failed plea deal, insisting that agreement was “not in effect,” Fox News reported.
In a court filing on Tuesday, Weiss said Biden “chose to plead not guilty at the hearing on July 26, 2023, and U.S. Probation declined to approve the proposed diversion agreement at that hearing. Thus, neither proposed agreement entered into effect,” according to the network. He added that Biden “rejected these counterproposals on August 7, 2023.”
“Seeing that the parties were at an impasse, the Government informed the Defendant, in writing on August 9, 2023, that it was withdrawing the most recent version of its proposed plea and diversion agreements,” the filing stated. “That is why the Government has asked the Court to vacate its briefing order and has moved to dismiss the criminal tax information.”
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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