On Wednesday, the President’s son was required to make his first appearance in court.
The plea deal seemed to fall apart at Hunter Biden’s first court appearance, which took place on Wednesday morning. This prompted concerns over the trajectory of the investigation as well as the function of federal prosecutors.
It was expected that the president’s son will enter a guilty plea to two misdemeanor counts of intentionally failing to pay federal income tax as part of a plea deal in order to avoid serving time in jail on a felony weapons charge.
A related felony charge of firearm possession by an unlawful user or addict of a controlled narcotic was also likely to have Hunter Biden engage in a pretrial diversion plan. This charge was likely the reason for Hunter Biden’s participation in the plan.
It is anticipated that Hunter Biden will not have to serve any time in jail as a result of the plea deal he entered into. This is in spite of criticism from Republicans and detractors of Trump.
But the judge, Maryellen Noreika, questioned whether or not there may be further charges, and she pressed federal prosecutors on the investigation.