Hunter's Plea Deal Falls Apart
The expected "slap on the wrist" for felony weapons possession and admission of guilt for two misdemeanor counts of tax evasion in exchange for immunity against any future charges for bribery and influence peddling fell apart after Judge Maryellen Noreika expressed her suspicions about the legality of the deal. When lawyers for the Department of Justice denied that the deal intended to grant immunity for crimes yet to be investigated or charged, lawyers for Hunter Biden withdrew his plea of guilty to the other charges.
Chris Clark, Hunter Biden’s lead lawyer, fumed over "the Judge 'f***ing up' our carefully negotiated deal. The prosecutors privately told us that agreeing to the plea would absolve our client of all risk of future liability for any crimes related to his vast business dealings with foreign governments and business enterprises. But under questioning from the judge they reneged and reserved the right to investigate and bring charges if the evidence warranted. Their CYA attitude disrespected the President's preference that this whole matter be put to bed before it led to jail for Hunter and impeachment for himself."
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) lamented that "unlike Trump, Hunter was trying to take responsibility for his actions. Yet, he's being treated worse than Roger Stone was." For the record, Stone was sentenced to three years in prison for his tax evasion. This seems much harsher than the plea deal's no prison time for Hunter.
In related news, at the House Oversight Committee testimony verifying the extensive bribery and influence-peddling activities of the Biden family has caused President Biden to modify his long-standing lie that "I have never spoken to my son about his business dealings--not once" to "I'm not in business with my son." True to form, though, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insists that "the videos of him saying he never talked to his son about business are misleading. The President's position has not changed. It is the same as its always been."
SEMI-NEWS/SEMI-SATIRE by John Semmens
