Key takeaways:
- Hunter Biden is expected to appear in a Delaware federal court Wednesday morning to accept a plea deal for two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes.
- The plea agreement includes an admission of felony gun possession, but the charges will be dropped if Biden fulfills the terms of the plea deal.
- The plea deal has been met with criticism from Republicans, who have argued that Biden should face jail time for his crimes, but it is expected that he will be able to avoid jail time.
Hunter Biden, the second son of President Joe Biden, is expected to appear in a Delaware federal court Wednesday morning to accept a plea deal for two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes.
The plea agreement, reached last month with U.S. Attorney David Weiss, appointed by President Donald Trump and allowed to remain by President Joe Biden, makes it unlikely the president’s son will face prison time.
The agreement also includes an admission of felony gun possession, but the charges will be dropped if Biden fulfills the terms of the plea deal.
The five-year federal probe into Biden’s finances began in 2016 and revealed that he received taxable income in excess of $1,500,000 annually in calendar years 2017 and 2018. This is the first time the Justice Department, which falls under the executive branch, has brought charges against the child of a sitting president.
The plea deal has been met with criticism from Republicans, who have argued that Biden should face jail time for his crimes. It is unclear what the terms of the plea deal are, but it is expected that Biden will be able to avoid jail time.
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