Hunter Biden News | Hunter's Plea Deal On Hold After Judge Refuses To Accept His Agreement | News18

Hunter Biden News | Hunter's Plea Deal On Hold After Judge Refuses To Accept His Agreement | News18Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to tax and firearm charges after a judge said she was not prepared to sign off on his plea agreement with prosecutors during a court hearingUS president Joe Biden’s son last month agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanour counts of wilful failure to pay federal income tax. He was accused of not paying income tax in excess of $100,000 on annual income of more than $1.5mn earned in 2017 and 2018, according to court filings.He had also agreed to enter a “pretrial diversion agreement” in relation to a separate charge accusing him of possessing a firearm as an unlawful or addicted user of a “controlled substance”. Under this type of deal, defendants are typically redirected to community services. News of the initial plea deal had come as a relief for Hunter Biden and allies of the president. His personal and legal troubles have at times cast a long shadow over his father’s presidency. He has spoken openly about his problems with drug addiction and has been the target of several long-running investigations from the justice department and on Capitol Hill, where Republican lawmakers have been probing his overseas business dealings.But in a surprise move, a judge in Delaware questioned the terms of the deal during a hearing on Wednesday, after raising questions about the firearm offence, according to the Associated Press. An ongoing probe into potential violations of US foreign lobbying laws also threatened the agreement,