Hunter Biden's attorney said he would have President Biden take the stand in defense of his son if the Justice Department brought charges against Hunter.
to ward off prosecution by the DOJ. He argued that moving forward with a criminal trial would force Biden to testify in conflict with his own Justice Department, something he said would result in a"constitutional crisis."
Hunter pleaded not guilty to federal tax and gun charges in late July after a previous plea deal fell apart. Republicans had widely criticized the previous deal as far too lenient. Under Delaware Rule of Professional Conduct, which Clark pointed to in his filing to withdraw,"a lawyer shall not act as an advocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness unless ... disqualification of the lawyer would work substantial hardship on the client.""Based on recent developments, it appears that the negotiation and drafting of the plea agreement and diversion agreement will be contested, and Mr.
Hunter Biden was expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts of willful failure to pay federal income tax,as part of plea deal under which he would have avoided jail time on a felony gun charge.Judge Maryellen Noreika of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware declined to accept the terms of the agreement, calling it unconstitutional,"not standard" and"different from what I normally see.
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