Due to a misunderstanding, the first son was insulated from judicial liability for alleged charges involving illegal drugs and firearms and foreign business transactions.
Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with federal prosecutors would have offered him broad immunity, shielding him from prosecution for a wide variety of suspected and probable federal offenses, according to recently published records. However, the arrangement was abandoned during his first court appearance in Delaware on Wednesday, and he was found guilty of the charges against him.
The son of former Vice President Joe Biden was expected to enter a guilty plea to two misdemeanor counts of intentionally failing to pay federal income tax as part of a bargain to avoid serving time in jail on a felony gun allegation.
This court settlement involved a plea deal for the tax charges and a “diversion agreement” for the unique felony charge of firearm possession by an unlawful user or addict of a restricted narcotic. The former was a plea bargain, and the latter was a “diversion agreement.” If Joe Biden entered a guilty plea to the lesser allegation of tax evasion, the government would dismiss the more serious charge of arms trafficking.
