'Rip it up': Inside the dramatic unraveling of Hunter Biden's plea deal
U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika scrutinized nearly every facet of Hunter Biden's plea deal, prompting shrugs, exhales, frantic glances and expressions of discontent A dramatic scene unfolded in federal court in Delaware on Wednesday as a plea deal struck between prosecutors and President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden fell apart -- for now -- amid the judge's concerns over the terms of the agreement. For the better part of three hours, U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika scrutinized nearly every facet of the plea deal -- prompting shrugs, audible exhales, frantic glances and other expressions of discontent from the government's attorneys and defense counsel alike. Noreika acknowledged that her probing threw "a little bit of a curveball" into the proceeding. Hunter Biden had originally agreed to acknowledge his failure to pay taxes on income he received in 2017 and 2018. In exchange, prosecutors would have recommended probation, meaning he would likel...