Republicans on Capitol Hill criticize DOJ charges against Hunter Biden and vow to continue investigating the president’s son
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House and Senate Republicans have been quick to criticize the plea deal between the Department of Justice and Hunter Biden, arguing Tuesday that the charges brought against President Joe Biden’s son exemplify what they describe as the weaponization of the DOJ.
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Federal prosecutors are prepared to enter into a plea deal with President Biden's son Hunter, according to a document released on Tuesday. Under the proposed deal, Hunter would plea to two counts of…
Congressional Republicans blasted Hunter Biden's plea deal with the Department of Justice that will likely allow the president's son to avoid jail time.
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House and Senate Republicans have been quick to criticize the plea deal between the Department of Justice and Hunter Biden, arguing Tuesday that the charges brought against President Joe Biden’s son exemplify what they describe as the weaponization of the DOJ.
The long-awaited revelation that federal prosecutors reached a plea deal with first son Hunter Biden over tax and gun crime charges marks the likely end of a five-year Justice Department probe that…
The federal prosecutor leading the investigation of Hunter Biden said Tuesday the probe isn’t over yet, but a lawyer for the president’s son says his guilty plea on tax and weapons charges will close the case.
By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — For months, as the Justice Department’s investigation into Hunter Biden intensified, his father made little attempt to distance himself from his son.
The five-year Hunter Biden investigation is wrapping in a plea deal over charges the DOJ simply couldn’t avoid bringing — because the public record established Hunter’s guilt on them long ago.…
Donald Trump, who has separately been indicted by the Department of Justice, joined other Republicans in calling the plea a confirmation of a corrupt criminal justice system.
Though Biden had earlier insisted that his son had "done nothing wrong," members of Biden’s inner circle took great comfort in knowing that, with a guilty plea, Hunter likely would not serve prison time.
Several 2024 presidential contenders offered their response to the news that Hunter Biden secured a tentative federal plea deal following an investigation that resulted in a felony gun charge and two tax misdemeanors.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are standing by their son Hunter after a court filing revealed he has reached a plea deal for federal tax and gun charges.
The plea deal that let first son Hunter Biden avoid jail despite federal tax and gun charges has outraged critics who said it was just the latest Justice Department sweetheart deal for the Biden family.
