The plea agreement that blew up last week during Hunter Biden's court appearance was made public Wednesday, revealing new information about the tax and gun charges involving the president's son.
The plea deal called for Biden to plead guilty to two counts of failing to pay his taxes in return for prosecutors recommending a sentence of probation. A separate gun charge for illegally owning a Colt Cobra .38 Special handgun would have been dropped in two years if Biden honored the terms of what's known as a diversion agreement.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
The deal wound up being scrapped — at least temporarily — because of questions the judge raised last week in court about the proposed agreements. "These agreements are not straightforward and they contain some atypical provisions," Noreika said, including one that could theoretically protect Biden from other tax-related crimes.
Representatives for the Delaware U.S. Attorney's office and Biden did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday.
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