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July 27, 2023

U.S. Judge Blocks Hunter Biden Plea Deal
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A Trump-appointed federal judge in Delaware has suspended a plea deal
between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutors. The president's son had
agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges as part of an
agreement that would have allowed him to avoid prosecution on a separate
gun charge. But on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika
ruled the agreement lacked legal precedent, and questioned the broad
scope of the immunity deal, which Biden's lawyers say would have
protected him against other charges. By the end of the day, Hunter Biden
pleaded not guilty to three tax and gun charges. We'll have more on this
story after headlines.


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