Special counsel David Weiss fired back at Hunter Biden’s lawyers on Tuesday, rebuking their assertion that Biden’s pretrial diversion agreement is valid. What is the background?
Last Friday, Weiss asked a federal court to vacate criminal charges against Hunter Biden because he and Biden’s attorneys were “at an impasse” and “not in agreement on either a plea agreement or a diversion agreement.” Weiss indicated he would file charges in other U.S. jurisdictions.
In response, Biden’s attorneys accused federal prosecutors of having “renege[d]” on their deal.
They also argued in a court filing on Sunday t hat the controversial diversion agreement allowing the first son to avoid prosecution for a felony gun charge is valid because both parties — Biden and prosecutors — had signed it. How did prosecutors respond? In a court filing on Tuesday, prosecutors forcefully denied the attorneys’ claims and the validity of the diversion agreement.”The Defendant chose to […]
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