🚨BREAKING: Hunter Biden's plea deal just fell apart in court due to investigations that are still on going into potential FARA violations. pic.twitter.com/wn6qoXGMSD
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 26, 2023
Not really plausible. You don't call the clerk, you file an emergency motion to strike or motion to seal. And if you are Latham, you put 10 attorneys on it at $500-$1000+ an hour. A clerk is not going to convince a judge to ex parte bounce a pleading based on the request of opposing counsel. They might if a lawyer asks to withdraw its own pleading. Might. Even then, probably would require a motion.Owlagdad said:
New spin on Fox is that lawyer asked for somethings not to go public and clerk misinterpreted.
LOL, habitual liars can come up with an excuse in nothing flat.
You forgot to add that any mention of Weiss needs to have the precursor statement "Trump appointed prosecutor". I actually thought that was his first name I heard it so much.fka ftc said:40 minutes into the hearing / proceeding and no news yet.annie88 said:
Nothing will happen.
They've shown they are above the law, especially when the lies constantly mailing them out and looking the other way.
But we can hope.
The judge may indeed just stick to the case in front of her and not take into account the whistleblower info.
One thing Turley and A McCarthy just brought up is that Hunter team offered to extend the statute of limitations on the 2014 / 2015 tax issues but Weiss passed on that, which they cited as HIGHLY unusual.
Just sickening the perversion of the legal system in the last few months.
Yeah, about that immunity part, only works if there is a cooperation agreement in place. Meaning he had agreed to testify against his father. That of course never happened.goatchze said:
But prosecutors and defense lawyers disagreed about the terms of the plea agreement, with Biden insisting any guilty plea encompass immunity from any other criminal charges.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika pressed both sides to come to an agreement and called for a 10-minute recess.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/26/hunter-biden-tax-charges/70455706007/
I guess the judge doesn't realize FARA violations are just a civil matter. They're only a criminal matter for Republicans that support Trump.annie88 said:🚨BREAKING: Hunter Biden's plea deal just fell apart in court due to investigations that are still on going into potential FARA violations. pic.twitter.com/wn6qoXGMSD
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 26, 2023
LOL. Too true.Quote:
I guess the judge doesn't realize FARA violations are just a civil matter. They're only a criminal matter for Republicans that support Trump.
jja79 said:
I just find it interesting that no one from groups that have a high rate of incarceration, some for gun crimes, don't speak up.
Sorry, I will try and remember to add that in.Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:
You forgot to add that any mention of Weiss needs to have the precursor statement "Trump appointed prosecutor". I actually thought that was his first name I heard it so much.
Well..............NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!fka ftc said:Sorry, I will try and remember to add that in.Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:
You forgot to add that any mention of Weiss needs to have the precursor statement "Trump appointed prosecutor". I actually thought that was his first name I heard it so much.
I always enjoy it when who appointed the judge or prosecutor is somehow relevant in a system where who appointed them should have NO relevance to how they decide, rule or go after someone.
This has become particularly clear with Trump. If its bad for Trump, it must be really bad for Trump if it came from Trump appointment. If it is good for Biden, we are told to see how justice is indeed blind since no way would a Trump appointee do anything good for Biden. If its good for Trump and bad for Biden, then its claims of two-tier justice system if from Trump appointee.
To put it simply, Trump and all his appointments are at the root of all things wrong with DOJ/FBI and judiciary, and we just need more Obama/Biden appointments and it will just work itself out.
Wall Street Journal (paywall)Quote:
WILMINGTON, Del.A plea deal that President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, had reached with prosecutors appeared to be in jeopardy on Wednesday, after a dramatic court hearing in which prosecutors sparred with defense lawyers about the prospect of further charges.
The younger Biden had expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges and had entered into an agreement to avoid a gun charge. Prosecutors insisted on Wednesday that the investigation into Hunter Biden's activities remained ongoing, and said in response to a question from the judge that he could face additional foreign lobbying charges.
In response, Hunter Biden's lawyer, Chris Clark, said he disagreed with that interpretation, believed the agreement foreclosed the possibility of additional charges, and said: "As far as I'm concerned, the plea agreement is null and void."
The judge took a brief break to give both sides time to see whether they could reach an agreement after all.
His own counsel torpedoed the deal.Quote:
In response, Hunter Biden's lawyer, Chris Clark, said he disagreed with that interpretation, believed the agreement foreclosed the possibility of additional charges, and said: "As far as I'm concerned, the plea agreement is null and void."
This is the sort of Wednesday that really just makes you want to go back home to the White House and find your bag of coke. https://t.co/DcwuCy78gw
— Charles DeGlopper (@bronzebarbarian) July 26, 2023
He knows the marching orders of the prosecution team is to settle at all costs, so threatening to blow up the deal to get them in trouble is leverage. Why else would be threaten to blow up a sweetheart deal for his client?aggiehawg said:His own counsel torpedoed the deal.Quote:
In response, Hunter Biden's lawyer, Chris Clark, said he disagreed with that interpretation, believed the agreement foreclosed the possibility of additional charges, and said: "As far as I'm concerned, the plea agreement is null and void."
This is not really true. Many times plea agreements are reached where the Defendant agrees to provide information, but that any information provided cannot be used for a new charge.aggiehawg said:Yeah, about that immunity part, only works if there is a cooperation agreement in place. Meaning he had agreed to testify against his father. That of course never happened.goatchze said:
But prosecutors and defense lawyers disagreed about the terms of the plea agreement, with Biden insisting any guilty plea encompass immunity from any other criminal charges.
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika pressed both sides to come to an agreement and called for a 10-minute recess.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/26/hunter-biden-tax-charges/70455706007/
That's a helluva risk to take for defense counsel.P.H. Dexippus said:He knows the marching orders of the prosecution team is to settle at all costs, so threatening to blow up the deal to get them in trouble is leverage. Why else would be threaten to blow up a sweetheart deal for his client?aggiehawg said:His own counsel torpedoed the deal.Quote:
In response, Hunter Biden's lawyer, Chris Clark, said he disagreed with that interpretation, believed the agreement foreclosed the possibility of additional charges, and said: "As far as I'm concerned, the plea agreement is null and void."
Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:
Has Hunter told the judge to wait a few minutes while he got Daddy on the phone to help sort out this misunderstanding?
#BREAKING: The Hunter Biden plea deal is BACK, but is "much more limited in scope" to drug use, the gun charge and tax charges. pic.twitter.com/9ktrY4KXqt
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 26, 2023
aggiehawg said:LOL. Too true.Quote:
I guess the judge doesn't realize FARA violations are just a civil matter. They're only a criminal matter for Republicans that support Trump.
aggiehawg said:#BREAKING: The Hunter Biden plea deal is BACK, but is "much more limited in scope" to drug use, the gun charge and tax charges. pic.twitter.com/9ktrY4KXqt
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 26, 2023