Hunter Biden's Legal Battle Escalates as DOJ Allegedly Backtracks on Plea Deal

Hunter Biden's legal team has accused the Justice Department of reneging on a previously agreed-upon plea agreement, intensifying a dispute that could impact the 2024 presidential race as President Biden seeks re-election. The disagreement centers around Hunter Biden's potential guilty plea to misdemeanor tax counts, disrupted during a hearing when he unexpectedly pleaded not guilty. The legal team's filing highlights that prosecutors had proposed and influenced the language of the plea agreement, indicating that the US wouldn't bring further criminal charges against him related to the tax or gun cases. Prosecutors later revealed ongoing investigations, including potential foreign-lobbying charges. The government's request for settlement discussions had been understood to resolve the lengthy investigation, but prosecutors have now asked for the dismissal of the tax case and anticipate going to trial, potentially in California.